Former Florida high court Chief Justice Grimes dies at 97

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Stephen Grimes died Friday successful Tallahassee, the tribunal said successful a quality release. He was 97.

Republican Gov. Bob Martinez appointed Grimes to the Supreme Court successful 1987, and helium served until 1997. He was main justness from 1994 to 1996, during which helium authorized the tribunal to found a website. It was 1 of the archetypal courts successful the satellite to person an an net presence, the tribunal said.

Grimes was a lawyer with the Holland & Knight steadfast successful Bartow earlier being appointed a justice connected the Second District Court of Appeal successful Lakeland successful 1973.

Grimes was a autochthonal of Peoria, Illinois, and attended the University of Florida, wherever helium earned his undergraduate grade successful 1950 and his instrumentality grade successful 1954.

He joined Fay Fulghum of Lakeland successful 1951, and they had 4 daughters: Gay, Mary June, Sue and Sheri.

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