▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Florida ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁La ws ▁from ▁the ▁Fred ric ▁G . ▁Le vin ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Florida ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁There , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁review ▁and ▁Ph i ▁K appa ▁T au ▁frat ern ity . ▁King ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁private ▁law ▁practice ▁in ▁Miami ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Florida ▁Board ▁of ▁Reg ents . ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁circuit ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁Ele vent h ▁Jud icial ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁of ▁Florida . ▁During ▁his ▁service ▁as ▁a ▁circuit ▁judge , ▁King ▁sat ▁by ▁design ation ▁with ▁the ▁Florida ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁Florida ▁Third ▁District ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁King ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁Richard ▁N ixon ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁District ▁of ▁Florida ▁established ▁by ▁ 8 4 ▁Stat . ▁ 2 9 4 . ▁King ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by