▁Att orney ▁of ▁Florida ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁State ' s ▁Att orney ▁for ▁the ▁E ighth ▁Jud icial ▁Circ uit ▁of ▁Florida ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁E ighth ▁Jud icial ▁Circ uit ▁of ▁Florida ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁Long ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t ▁to ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁Florida ▁vac ated ▁by ▁Judge ▁William ▁B ost wick ▁She pp ard . ▁Long ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁commission ▁on ▁June ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁He ▁assumed ▁senior ▁status ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁Long ▁served ▁in ▁that ▁capacity ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 5 ▁death s ▁Category : J ud ges ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁Florida ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁district ▁court ▁jud ges ▁appointed