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Remembering UF’s first Black undergraduate alumnus Judge Stephan Mickle
Mickle died of cancer Jan. 26 at 76 years old February 1, 2021 | 6:30am EST
Judge Stephan P. Mickle, the first African-American to get a bachelor’s degree from UF and the second to graduate from UF’s Levin College of Law, smiles as he receives a plaque from George Dawson, the law school’s interim dean, during a tree dedication ceremony in 2015. About 75 people attended the ceremony on the UF Law West Courtyard. Photo by JORDAN MCPHERSON | The Independent Florida Alligator
After spending more than 30 years working as a judicial assistant for Judge Stephan Mickle, Rebecca Butler struggled to put into words what he meant to her and others who adored him.