Hal P. Dekle
American judge
About Hal P. Dekle
Lived 1917 – 2005 (aged 87–88).
Hal Peb Dekle (November 21, 1917 – May 23, 2005) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida from January 5, 1971, to April 30, 1975.
Born in Venice, Florida, Dekle entered the practice of law in 1940, becoming successful in civil practice. He became a trial judge in Miami, and ran for a seat on the Florida Supreme Court in 1968, but lost in the primaries to Vassar B. Carlton. However, Dekle was then elected to in 1970, following the early retirement of Justice E. Harris Drew. Both justices resigned rather than face an impeachment investigation in the Florida House of Representatives.
Dekle died in Brandon, Florida.
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Who was Hal P. Dekle?
American judge
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Hal P. Dekle was born in 1917.
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Hal P. Dekle died in 2005.
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