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E. Honeywell, born Charlene Vanessa Edwards Honeywell, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida since 2009.", "snippet": "Charlene V. E. Honeywell, born Charlene Vanessa Edwards Honeywell, is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida since 2009.", "node": "society.law.practice.people.people.judges.us.federal.article3.district-judges.alpha-h", "markdown": "# Charlene V. E. Honeywell\n\nCharlene Vanessa Edwards Honeywell (born 1957) is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392956) She was appointed to the court by President Barack Obama, receiving her commission in 2009.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392956) She assumed senior status on December 4, 2023.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392956)\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Court | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392956) |\n| Appointed by | Barack Obama[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392956) |\n| Confirmed | November 9, 2009 (Senate voted 88 to 0)[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392956) • [2](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1110343) |\n| Senior status | December 4, 2023[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392956) |\n| Born | 1957 in Deerfield Beach, Florida[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392956) |\n| Education | B.A., Howard University, 1979; J.D., University of Florida College of Law (now Fredric G. Levin College of Law), 1981[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392956) |\n\n## Early life and education\n\nHoneywell was born in 1957 in [Deerfield Beach, Florida](https://www.edgepedia.org/deerfield-beach-florida).[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392956) She earned a [Bachelor of Arts](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachelor-of-arts) degree from [Howard University](https://www.edgepedia.org/howard-university) in 1979 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Florida College of Law, now the Fredric G. Levin College of Law, in 1981.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392956)\n\n## Legal career\n\nHoneywell began her career as an assistant public defender in [Tallahassee, Florida](https://www.edgepedia.org/tallahassee-florida), serving from 1982 to 1985, and then as an assistant public defender in [Tampa, Florida](https://www.edgepedia.org/tampa-florida), from 1985 to 1987.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392956) From 1987 to 1994 she was an assistant city attorney for the city of Tampa.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392956) In 1994 she served as a judge of the Hillsborough County Court in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392956) She then engaged in private practice in Tampa from 1995 to 2000.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392956) From 2001 to 2009 she served as a judge of the Circuit Court of Florida in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392956)\n\n## Federal judicial service\n\nPresident [Barack Obama](https://www.edgepedia.org/barack-obama) nominated [Honeywell](https://www.edgepedia.org/honeywell) to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on June 25, 2009.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392956) The Senate confirmed her nomination on November 9, 2009, by a vote of 88 to 0.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392956) • [2](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1110343) She received her commission on November 12, 2009.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392956) She assumed senior status on December 4, 2023.[1](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392956)\n\n## Notable cases\n\n[3](https://ecf.flmd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/Opinions.pl?division=&judge=CEH)\n\nAlso in September 2026, Honeywell denied in part a motion to dismiss the amended complaint filed by the defendants in *Ocelot Resource Holdings, LLC v. WestJIC, LLC et al*.[3](https://ecf.flmd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/Opinions.pl?division=&judge=CEH)\n\nIn *Russell v. CS Contract Solutions, LLC et al*, Honeywell in September 2026 denied a partial motion to dismiss Count II of the plaintiff's collective action third amended complaint.[3](https://ecf.flmd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/Opinions.pl?division=&judge=CEH)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges: Charlene Vanessa Edwards Honeywell](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392956)\n2. [Senate Roll Call Vote, November 9, 2009](https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1110343)\n3. [Opinions of Senior Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida](https://ecf.flmd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/Opinions.pl?division=&judge=CEH)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Law and justice › Courts and legal practice › Legal biographies › United States judges › US federal judges › Article III judges (district and appellate) › United States district court judges › Surnames H*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Sep 29, 2026 · Last review: Sep 29, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/charlene-v-e-honeywell", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/charlene-v-e-honeywell.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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