Elizabeth A. Kovachevich
United States District Judge
Elizabeth Anne Kovachevich (born December 14, 1936) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Education and career
Born in Canton, Illinois, Kovachevich earned an Associate of Arts degree from St. Petersburg Junior College (now St. Petersburg College) in 1956 and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Miami in 1958. She then earned a Juris Doctor in 1961 from Stetson University College of Law. Kovachevich worked in private law practice in St. Petersburg, Florida from 1961 until 1973, when she was elected a judge of the State of Florida's Sixth Judicial Circuit. Kovachevich was the first female judge on the Sixth Judicial Circuit, and she served as a state judge in Florida until 1982.
Controversy
Kovachevich was a member of the Florida Board of Regents (BOR) in 1970 when the board ended curfews for women in dormitories. The residents also wanted to change the rules to allow visitation by males, which displeased Kovachevich greatly.
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