Robert S. Cockrell

Governor William Sherman Jennings had meant to appoint Robert's brother Alston Cockrell.

[2] Cockrell served on the court until he was defeated in his third reelection campaign by Jefferson B. Browne in 1916.

[1] He allegedly lost the election because an opinion he wrote that alienated railroad interests which then lobbied for Browne.

[3] He lectured at the University of Florida College of Law from 1919 until 1940, and his students included Harold Sebring and Richard Ervin.

[1] He was on the losing side of a 3-2 decision on referendums that was passed by both the House and Senate in Florida but not signed.