
In 1981, after a sting operation by the FBI against attorney and alleged co-conspirator William Borders, Hastings was charged with conspiracy to solicit a $150,000 bribe (equivalent to $426,995 in 2020) in exchange for a lenient sentence for Frank and Thomas Romano on 21 counts of racketeering and the return of their seized assets.
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Allegations and impeachment Criminal trial His service was terminated on October 20, 1989, due to impeachment and conviction. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 31, 1979, and received his commission on November 2, 1979. On August 28, 1979, President Jimmy Carter nominated Hastings to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, to a new seat authorized by 92 Stat. In 1977, Hastings became a judge of the circuit court of Broward County, Florida. He was admitted to the bar in 1963, and began to practice law. While in school, he became a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. He attended Howard University School of Law from 1958 to 1960, and received his Juris Doctor from Florida A&M University College of Law in 1963. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in zoology and botany from Fisk in 1958. Hastings was later educated at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. C." Hastings, and attended Crooms Academy in Goldsboro (Sanford), Florida. Hastings was born in Altamonte Springs, Florida, the son of Mildred L.

The 20th district includes most of the majority-black precincts in and around Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach.Ī Democrat, Hastings served as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida for 10 years. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Florida's 23rd congressional district from 1993 to 2013 and Florida's 20th congressional district from 2013 until his death in 2021. Īlcee Lamar Hastings ( / ˈ æ l s iː/ AL-see Septem– April 6, 2021) was an American politician and judge.
