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JUDGE JUDGE O. H. EATON, JR.

Seminole County 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, 2003 - 2005; Reappointed as Chair, 2006-2008
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 - 2006

ARTICLES PUBLISHED:
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)

MILITARY HISTORY: Captain, United States Army - 1968-1970 Branch Assignment - Adjutant General Corps
Permanent Station Assignments:
	Headquarters, United States Army Center for Military Assistance, Fort Bragg, N. C. - 1968- 1969 Headquarters, United States Military Assistance Command Vietnam, Provost Marshal Section - 1969-1970
Awards and Decorations:
	Bronze Star, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal

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