President Bill Clinton to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida on October 25, 1993, to the seat vacated by William Hoeveler. Confirmed by the Senate on November 20, 1993, he received commission on November 22, 1993. Ferguson served on the court until he died of leukemia in Miami in 2003. He was succeeded by Judge Marcia G. Cooke. Honors Just ten days after his death the Florida Black Lawyers Association voted unanimously to rename itself the Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Bar Association in his honor. The Wilkie D. Ferguson Courthouse in downtown Miami, designed by Arquitectonica, as well as the nearby Metromover station (formerly the Arena/State Plaza station as of February 2012), are also named for Ferguson. See also List of African-American jurists List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Florida References External links Profile from the Florida Third District Court of Appeal Article on the new Wilkie D. Ferguson Courthouse Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. Bar Association 1938 births 2003 deaths Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton Judges of the Florida District Courts of Appeal African-American judges American people of Bahamian descent Florida A&M University alumni Howard University School of Law alumni United States Army officers Deaths from leukemia Deaths from cancer in Florida Lawyers from Miami 20th-century American judges 21st-century American judges