About Jim Dressler
Lived 1932 – 2018 (aged 86). Jim Dressler was an American judge, politician and lawyer.
Life and career Born in Millersburg, Pennsylvania, and was raised in Greenville, South Carolina and Jacksonville, Florida. He went to Robert E. Lee High School, graduating in 1950. He then attended University of Florida, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1953. In 1956 he received a law degree at the University of Florida Levin College of Law.
Dressler worked as a lawyer, and was appointed to serve as a judge of the Small Claims Court in 1960. In 1963, Dressler was elected to the Florida House of Representatives, then, in 1965, he was elected to represent the 37th district in the Florida Senate.
Dressler died in November 2018 at his home in Merritt Island, Florida, at the age of 86.
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Who was Jim Dressler?
American judge and politician
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Jim Dressler was born on 18 September 1932 in Millersburg, Pennsylvania.
When did Jim Dressler die?
Jim Dressler died on 17 November 2018 in Merritt Island, Florida.
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Jim Dressler was a judge, politician and lawyer.
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Jim Dressler was American.
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