Background
Hoeveler, William Marcellin was born on August 23, 1922 in Paris.
Hoeveler, William Marcellin was born on August 23, 1922 in Paris.
He was a standout athlete in football, basketball, tennis, volleyball and track while attending Haverford High School in Havertown, Pennsylvania from which he graduated in 1941. He then attended Temple University but left college to enlist in the United States Marine Corps during World World War II, where he served a tour of duty in the Pacific as a lieutenant from 1942 to 1946. Hoeveler graduated from Bucknell University, where he was a member of Sigma Chi, with an Bachelor of Arts degree in 1947.
He graduated from Harvard Law School with an Bachelor of Laws in 1950. Hoeveler conducted private practice in Miami from 1951 to 1977. President Jimmy Carter nominated Hoeveler to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida on April 5, 1977, to the seat vacated by Peter T. Fay.
Confirmed by the Senate on April 25, 1977, he received commission on April 26, 1977.
He assumed senior status on January 31, 1991. He also presided over the trial of deposed Panamanian ruler Manuel Noriega and hearings in the Elián González affair.
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Incorporator, board directors Youth Industries, Inc. Member vestry St. Stephens Episcopal Church, 1973-1975, chancellor, 1973. Served to lieutenant United States Marine Corps, 1942-1946.
Member American Judicature Society, Florida Bar (personal injury and wrongful death advisory committee 1976), Philadelphia Bar Association, Dade County (Florida) Bar Association (chairman charity drives committee 1966), American Bar Association (chairman committee on products, professional and general liability law 1972-1973, program chairman secretary insurance, negligence and compensation law 1975, member section governing council 1975-1978, member governing committee of forum committee on construction industry), Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Mary Griffin Smith, 1950. 4 children.