Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Sylvan Joseph Davis, Jr. (born May 19, 1923), is an American retired politician, lawyer and judge in the state of Florida.Davis was born in Leesburg, Georgia in 1923. After moving to Florida in 1930, he was educated in Sanford, Florida and attended Stetson University where he attained his legal degree in 1954 in the Law School of that same institution. He is a member of the Phi Alpha Delta fraternal organization. Admitted to the Florida bar in 1957, he is also a member of the Seminole County and American Bar Associations.He was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1962, serving a two terms, representing Seminole County from 1962 to 1966.Davis has also served stints as City Attorney of Altamonte Springs, Florida, Longwood, Florida, Oviedo, Florida. He is currently senior judge on the Florida Circuit Court's Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, being initially appointed there in 1979 by Governor Bob Graham in 1979. He is also a certified mediator and arbitrator.He is married to Betty Jane Woodcock and has three daughters. An active community man, Davis is a past president of the Seminole County Bar Association and Seminole County Chamber of Commerce, among many posts held. His religion is Baptist.. }
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- Joe_Davis_(politician) abstract "Sylvan Joseph Davis, Jr. (born May 19, 1923), is an American retired politician, lawyer and judge in the state of Florida.Davis was born in Leesburg, Georgia in 1923. After moving to Florida in 1930, he was educated in Sanford, Florida and attended Stetson University where he attained his legal degree in 1954 in the Law School of that same institution. He is a member of the Phi Alpha Delta fraternal organization. Admitted to the Florida bar in 1957, he is also a member of the Seminole County and American Bar Associations.He was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1962, serving a two terms, representing Seminole County from 1962 to 1966.Davis has also served stints as City Attorney of Altamonte Springs, Florida, Longwood, Florida, Oviedo, Florida. He is currently senior judge on the Florida Circuit Court's Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, being initially appointed there in 1979 by Governor Bob Graham in 1979. He is also a certified mediator and arbitrator.He is married to Betty Jane Woodcock and has three daughters. An active community man, Davis is a past president of the Seminole County Bar Association and Seminole County Chamber of Commerce, among many posts held. His religion is Baptist.".