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SEMINOLE CIRCUIT JUDGE
O. H. EATON, JR.

Seminole Criminal Justice Center
101 Bush Blvd.
Sanford, Florida 32773

EDUCATION:
* University of Florida - B.S.B.A. 1965 * University of Florida - J.D. 1968

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:
* Admitted to The Florida Bar, 1968 * Assistant State Attorney, 1971-1973 * Private practice, 1973-1986 * General Master, Seminole County Circuit Court, 1981

JUDICIAL HISTORY:
* Elected Circuit Judge, 18th Judicial Circuit of Florida, 1986 * Elected Chief Judge for term of 1989-1991 * Reelected Circuit Judge without opposition, 1992, 1998, and 2004 * Served in every division of the court including criminal, civil, family, juvenile and probate * Presently assigned as Criminal Division Administrative Judge

ORGANIZATIONS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:
* Supreme Court Criminal Court Steering Committee - 2002 - present; Chair, 2002 - 2004; Reappointed as Chair, * 2004-2006; 2006-2008; 2008-2010 * American Bar Association's Florida Capital Punishment Assessment Committee, 2004 - 2006. * Florida Bar Criminal Law Section Executive Council - 2002 - 2005 * Florida Court Technology Commission - 1997 - 2004 * Trial Court Technology Commission - 1997 - 2003 * Supreme Court Legislative Review Committee - 1997 - present * The Florida Bar Court Technology Committee - 2001 - 2003 * Florida Bar Criminal Procedure Rules Committee - 1994 - 2001
	Chair - 2000 - 2001 Vice Chair - 1999 - 2000 Chair, Subcommittee III, 1998-99
* Florida Bar Judicial Administration Committee 2000 - 2001 * Supreme Court Committee on Capital Case Post Conviction Procedures - (The Morris Committee)1998 - 2002 * Supreme Court Criminal Appeals Reform Act Committee - 1999 - 2002 * Chair - Criminal Justice Section, Florida Conference of Circuit Judges - 1993 - 1996 * Florida Sentencing Commission - 1991 - 1998 * Barry University College of Law Board of Advisors - 1994 - present * St. Andrews Sewanee School, Sewanee, Tennessee - Board of Trustees and President of Alumni Association - 1996 - 1999

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:
* Eagle Scout - 1958 * State Attorney's Victim's Rights Award - 1987 * Distinguished Service Award for Judiciary, Florida Council on Crime and Delinquency 1988 * Thomas E. Whigham Pro Bono Service Award - 1990 * Seminole County Bar Association Award of Distinction - (Chair, of 18th Circuit Pro Bono Committee) - 1994 * Williams/Johnson Outstanding Jurist Award 1998 - (Presented by the Brevard and Seminole County Bar Associations) * Steven M. Goldstein Criminal Justice Award for Lifelong Commitment to the Causes of Liberty and Justice - 1999 * " Man of the Year" - 2002 - (Presented by the Central Florida Vietnam Legal Memorial Association) * Guardian Ad Litem Juvenile Judge Award - 2003 * Chief Justice’s Outstanding Leadership Award as Chair, Criminal Court Steering Committee 2006, 2008 * Gary Format Award of Judicial Excellence (2009) (Presented by the Central Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) * Selig I. Golden Memorial Award - 2009 (Presented annually by The Florida Bar for making a significant contribution to the criminal justice system of the State of Florida.

MILITARY SERVICE:
* Captain, United States Army - 1968-1970 * Branch Assignment - Adjutant General Corps

MILITARY AWARDS & DECORATIONS:
* Bronze Star * Joint Service Commendation Medal * Army Commendation Medal * Vietnam Campaign Medal * Vietnam Service Medal * National Defense Service Medal

OTHER:
	ARTICLES PUBLISHED: When Is a Robbery Not a Robbery, Florida Defender, Fall 2008 Conducting the Penalty Phase of a Capital Case, Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies, 2006 Conducting the Penalty Phase of a Capital Case, National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada 2006 Capital Punishment: An Examination of Current Issues and Trends and How These Developments May Impact the Death Penalty in Florida, 34 Stetson L. R. 9 (Fall 2004) Frustrated by a Deadbeat Parent? Try Invoking the Dog Law, The Florida Bar Journal, April, 2002 Discovery of Public Records In Capital Cases, The Florida Bar Journal, April, 2002 Dealing With the Courts, In Brief (Magazine of Legal Secretaries International, Inc.), January, 1999 The Florida Punishment Code, A Return to Law Without Order, Florida Defender, Winter, 1997 Developing a Rational Sentencing Policy in Florida, The Florida Bar Journal, December, 1995

	JUDICIAL EDUCATION: National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada - member of the faculty 2000 - present (Handling Capital Cases Course) Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies - member of the faculty - 1991 - present (Handling Capital Cases Course) Adjunct Professor, Barry University School of Law, Orlando, Florida

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