Education and career
Zloch graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1966. After graduation,he spent three years in the United States Navy,achieving the rank of lieutenant and played football for the Pensacola Navy Goshawks with Roger Staubach. [4] He then returned to Notre Dame Law School,completing a Juris Doctor in 1974. He returned to Fort Lauderdale,Florida where he practiced law from 1974 to 1985. [5]
Federal judicial service
On October 9,1985,President Ronald Reagan nominated Zloch to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 1,1985,and received his commission on November 4,1985. [5] On July 1,2000,he began a seven-year term as chief judge of the district,ending on June 30,2007. He was succeeded as chief judge by Judge Federico A. Moreno. [6] He assumed senior status on January 31,2017. [5]
Notable case
On August 21,2009,Judge Zloch sentenced UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld to 40 months in prison with 3 years probation and a $30,000 fine,a term that was harsher than the prosecutors wanted. "Assistant U.S. attorney Jeffrey A. Neiman recommended that Birkenfeld get 30 months in prison for his conviction on one count of conspiracy to defraud the government—down from the 60-month maximum sentence he is exposed to—because of his extensive cooperation," the Miami Herald reported. [7] [8]
On August 25,2017,Federal Judge William Zloch,dismissed the class-action lawsuit the DNC rigged primary elections against presidential candidate Bernie Sanders after several months of litigation during which DNC attorneys argued that the DNC would be well within their rights to select their own candidate. “In evaluating Plaintiffs’claims at this stage,the Court assumes their allegations are true—that the DNC and Wasserman Schultz held a palpable bias in favor Clinton and sought to propel her ahead of her Democratic opponent,”"The Observer" reported. [9]
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