Guy Spicola
Guy William "Butch" Spicola (born February 27, 1938) is an American lawyer, former judge and former politician from Florida.
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| Judge of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida[1] | |
| In office January 9, 1980[1] – 1997 Chief Judge: 1985-1988[2] | |
| Appointed by | Bob Graham[1] |
| Member of the Florida Senate from the 22nd district | |
| In office November 19, 1974 – November 21, 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Louis A. de la Parte Jr.[3] |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm E. Beard[3] |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives | |
| In office November 15, 1966 – November 19, 1974 | |
| Preceded by | multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | George H. Sheldon[4] |
| Constituency | Hillsborough County (1966-1967) 64th district (1967-1969) 62nd district (1971) 69th district (1973-1974) |
| City Prosecutor of Temple Terrace, Florida | |
| In office 1963–1965 | |
| Mayor | George W. Fee[5] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 27, 1938 Tampa, Florida |
| Political party | Republican Democratic (until late 1970s) |
| Spouse(s) | Georgie |
| Children | Brandon and Courtney |
| Education | University of Florida (BA, JD) |
| Occupation | lawyer |
Biography
Spicola was born in Tampa. An attorney, he attended the University of Florida, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1960 and a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1962.[8] From 1963 to 1965 he served as the City Prosecutor for Temple Terrace, Florida under Mayor George Fee.[2]
In 1966, he was elected to the Florida House of Representatives for the 64th district. He was redistricted to the 62nd district in 1971, and the 69th district in 1973.[4] He was elected to the State Senate for the 22nd district in 1974 and served until 1979. He was a member of the Democratic Party until the late 1970s when he switched to the Republican Party.[3][9]
He was appointed a Circuit Judge in 1980[2] and served until 1997[2] when he became a partner in the law firm of Holland & Knight until 2002 when he opened his own practice in Tampa.
He is married to Georgie Blevens and they have two children.[8]
References
- The American Bench (1997), page 656
- Hubbell, Martindale (March 2001). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: Florida (Volume 5 - 2001). Martindale-Hubbell. ISBN 9781561604395.
- "Florida Senators". Archived from the original on 2007-03-19. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
- Florida House of Representatives
- "Fee, who set tone for Temple Terrace as mayor, dead at 93". Archived from the original on 2017-09-22. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
- https://www.floridabar.org/directories/find-mbr/profile/?num=76636
- https://www.martindale.com/tampa/florida/guy-william-spicola-843612-a/
- Florida Senate Handbook (1974-1976)
- Hillsborough County, Florida: Case History of a County Noise Control Program (1979)