INVESTITURE CEREMONY HELD FOR JUDGE JULIE SIMONE SNEED
On Friday, September 18th, family members, friends, and fellow judges gathered for the Investiture Ceremony of the Honorable U. S. Magistrate Julie Simone Sneed. The Investiture Ceremony was held at the Sam M. Gibbons United States Courthouse. Her husband, Dr. Kevin Sneed, Dean of the College of Pharmacy at the University of South Florida, held the Bible during the ceremony while their two children observed the procedure. Judge James Whittemore administered the Oath of Office at the Swearing-In Ceremony. U. S. Magistrate Sneed is assigned to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Those on hand for the historical event included 25 members of the Tampa Chapter of Links, Inc., who presented U. S. Magistrate Sneed with a dozen roses. Shown in this photograph, she was joined by U. S. District Court Judges, the Honorable Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell, left, and the Honorable Judge Mary Scriven. She is now the third African American female assigned to the Middle District of Florida.
