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the United States to earn an academic degree
in the judicial process when he was awarded
a Master of Laws degree at the University
of Virginia. Between undergraduate and law
school he served with the National Security
Agency in Washington, D.C.
He was a trial and appellate lawyer in South
Florida until 1977 when he became a judge
of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, where
he served as chief judge and from time to
time as a circuit and county judge throughout
the district. On August 29, 1994, he was
appointed to the Florida Supreme Court by
Governor Lawton Chiles.
While on the Court, Harry initiated a
comprehensive statewide program to improve
professionalism among judges, lawyers, and
law schools in the state. His initiative included
the creation of a Supreme Court Commission
on professionalism and a permanent Center
for Professionalism at The Florida Bar. The
American Bar Association has recognized
his initiative as the most significant recent
professionalism initiative in the nation, and
he has been recognized by Florida lawyers
as the father of the modern professionalism
movement in Florida.
NOTE: W. Hayden Burns – the 35th
Governor of Florida. Florida Alpha can
technically claim two brothers who served
as Governors of Florida, but unlike Governor
Dan McCarty, Governor Burns was an
honorary initiate of the Chapter. Friends with
Brother Paul Selle '32 of Gainesville, Paul
nominated Burns for honorary membership
and he was initiated. Burns, who had also
served as mayor of Jacksonville, attended
Babson College in Massachusetts, and never
attended the University of Florida.
Prominent Alumni
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Chapter Officers
President
Graham Boone '20
Tallahassee, Fla.
(850) 597-0446 | gbb316@ufl.edu
VP of Programming
Steven Summers '20
Toledo, Ohio
VP of Finance
Jonathan Katz '19
Boca Raton, Fla.
VP of Recruitment
Reed Espy '20
Sarasota, Fla.
(941) 224-1236 | reedespy@ufl.edu
VP of Communication
Connor Wax '20
Peachtree City, Ga.
VP of Member Development
Ryan Decker '19
Mountain Lakes, N.J.
VP of Residential Learning Community
Jacob Parker '20
Rockledge, Fla.
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