Background
Black, Leon David was born on November 11, 1926 in Saluda, South Carolina, United States. Son of Leon David and Ruth W. (Wheeler) Black.
Black, Leon David was born on November 11, 1926 in Saluda, South Carolina, United States. Son of Leon David and Ruth W. (Wheeler) Black.
Bachelor, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1948. Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1952.
Bar: Florida 1952, United States District Court (southern district) Florida 1954, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1966, (11th circuit) 1981. Supreme Court of the United States Court 1972. Partner Brigham, Black, Niles & Wright, 1952-1958, Kelly, Black, Black, Byrne, Craig & Beasley, P.A. and predecessor firms, Miami, Florida, 1958-1992.
Chairman board Heart Association of Greater Miami, 1976-1978.
Board directors American Heart Association of Greater Miami, from 1979. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946.
Fellow American College Trial Lawyers. Member American Bar Association (Chairman of Commission oncondemnation, zoning and property use litigation, litigation section county 1985-1987), International Society Barristers, Florida Bar, Dade County Bar Association Congregationalist. Clubs: Biscayne Bay Yacht, Royal Palm Tennis, Riviera Country, Miami, Ocean Reef.
Married Margaret Louise Flynn, December, 1956. Children: Rebecca Black Freeman, David, Julia Black Downey.