This book looks at the U.S. Middle District Court of Florida, which represents about 1/2 of Florida's population and is one of the busiest courts in the state, interpreting and applying Supreme Court decisions in cases such as the Terry Schaivo "right to die" case.

The US Middle District Court is one of the busiest federal courts in Florida. It has been at the centre of major decisions for more than fifty years. In Fifty Years of Justice, James Denham presents the history of the US Middle District Court of Florida from its founding in 1962 to the present. Readers will discover the intricacies of rulings, the criminal defendants and civil litigants, and the dedicated officials who keep the justice system running day to day.