Florida Constitutional Law Endowment in Memory of Justice Ben F. Overton by Judge Karen Miller
GA: Support expenses associated with bringing Justices of the FL Supreme Court to the Levin College of Law to speak on topics relating to FL Constitutional Law, Elder Law, End of Life Issues or such other topics suggested by the Justice giving the lecture and/or presentation for the purpose of supporting the educational mission of the College; lectures and/or presentations will be arranged by the Dean of the College, or designee(s). Funds can be used to pay any related expenses associated with the lecture and/or presentation, including but not limited to travel/lodging, expenses for lecturer, reception costs or meals in connection with visit, publicizing, disseminating or publishing the lecture. (See GA)
The Florida Constitutional Law Endowment in memory of Justice Ben F. Overton was created by Judge Karen Miller in 2013. This fund supports lectures and presentations by Justices of the Florida Supreme Court at the Fredric G. Levin College of Law.
History
Justice Overton, who earned his B.S. in 1951 and his Juris Doctor in 1952 from the University of Florida, was the first merit appointment to the Florida Supreme Court. Throughout his career he was active in legal education and served as an Adjunct Professor at the Levin College of Law through December 2012, the month of his death. Although he resided at Oak Hammock at the University of Florida, a continuing care retirement community developed in cooperation with UF, he also considered the Florida Supreme Court “home.” Among the high points of his later years was hosting Justices of the Florida Supreme Court in Gainesville and taking his class to Tallahassee to hear oral arguments at the Florida Supreme Court.
Judge Miller, who earned her B.S. cum laude from New York University in 1974 and her Juris Doctor from New York Law School in 1977, served as Chief Administrative Law Judge of the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs, New York City’s business regulatory agency, before she retired to Oak Hammock at the University of Florida. Having accompanied Justice Overton on his excursions to Tallahassee and joined him in welcoming guests to Oak Hammock at the University of Florida, she created the endowment in memory of Justice Overton to ensure that the Levin College of Law continues to have the funding necessary to continue and enhance the interaction between its students and the Florida Supreme Court.
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