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'''W. Lowell Bray, Jr.''' was a judge of the [[Florida Sixth Circuit Court|Sixth Judicial Circuit Court]] in [[Florida]]. He was appointed to this position by then-Governor
{{BP|Bob
Graham
}}
on [[C1983#July|July 1, 1983]] and was elected to his first full term the following year.
Bray
retired
from the court
in December 2013.<ref name=bio>[http://www.jud6.org/ContactInformation/JudgesPages/bray/bray.htm ''Florida Sixth Judicial Circuit'': Judge W. Lowell Bray, Jr.]</ref><ref name=lawdiary>[http://www.lawdiary.com/docs/subscribers/FL_Judicial_Biographies.pdf Biographies of State and County Court Judges in Florida] ''Scroll to p.33-34''</ref><ref>[http://www.votepinellas.com/index.php?id=99 ''Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections'': Judge of the Circuit Court Group 5]</ref><ref>[[Judicial selection in Florida]]</ref>
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}}{{tnr}}'''W. Lowell Bray, Jr.''' was a judge of the [[Florida Sixth Circuit Court|Sixth Judicial Circuit Court]] in [[Florida]]. He was appointed to this position by then-Governor
Robert
Graham on [[C1983#July|July 1, 1983]] and was elected to his first full term the following year.
He
retired in December
of
2013.<ref name=bio>[http://www.jud6.org/ContactInformation/JudgesPages/bray/bray.htm ''Florida Sixth Judicial Circuit'': Judge W. Lowell Bray, Jr.]</ref><ref name=lawdiary>[http://www.lawdiary.com/docs/subscribers/FL_Judicial_Biographies.pdf Biographies of State and County Court Judges in Florida] ''Scroll to p.33-34''</ref><ref>[http://www.votepinellas.com/index.php?id=99 ''Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections'': Judge of the Circuit Court Group 5]</ref><ref>[[Judicial selection in Florida]]</ref>
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==Education==
==Education==
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Bray received his
B.S.
degree
(
in
Mechanical Engineering)
and
M.A.
degree
(
in English
)
from Louisiana Tech University in 1967 and 1969, respectively. He then received his [[J.D.]] degree from the University of Florida School of Law in 1973.<ref name=bio/><ref name=lawdiary/>
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Bray received his
undergraduate
degree in
mechanical engineering
and
his master's
degree in English from Louisiana Tech University in 1967 and 1969, respectively. He then received his [[J.D.]] degree from the University of Florida School of Law in 1973.<ref name=bio/><ref name=lawdiary/>
==Career==
==Career==
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Prior to attending law school, Bray worked as a teacher at Ebarb High School (1968-
69
) and an English instructor at Florida Junior College (1969-
71
). Bray is a former partner of the law firm of ''Allgood, McPherson, Stewart, Bray & Misemer'', where he specialized in criminal, civil and family law. He was appointed to the Circuit Court in 1983 and retired in 2013.<ref name=bio/><ref>[http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/pasco-circuit-judge-lowell-bray-retiring-at-end-of-year/2140133 ''Tampa Bay Times,'' "Pasco Circuit judge Lowell Bray retiring at end of year," by Jon Silman, September 5, 2013]</ref>
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Prior to attending law school, Bray worked as a teacher at Ebarb High School (1968-
1969
) and an English instructor at Florida Junior College (1969-
1971
). Bray is a former partner of the law firm of ''Allgood, McPherson, Stewart, Bray & Misemer'', where he specialized in criminal, civil and family law. He was appointed to the Circuit Court in 1983 and retired in 2013.<ref name=bio/><ref>[http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/pasco-circuit-judge-lowell-bray-retiring-at-end-of-year/2140133 ''Tampa Bay Times,'' "Pasco Circuit judge Lowell Bray retiring at end of year," by Jon Silman, September 5, 2013]</ref>
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Florida Sixth Circuit Court]]
*[[Florida Sixth Circuit Court]]
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*[[Courts in Florida]]
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*[[Judicial selection in Florida]]
==External links==
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Former
Florida circuit court judges]]
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[[category:Robert Graham, Circuit Court]]
[[category:Robert Graham, Circuit Court]]
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Term expiring 2015, Florida]]
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Retired
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judges, December 2013]]
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