Hastings became Florida's first Black federal judge but was later impeached and removed from office. He went on to win a seat in Congress, where he was known as the "Dean of the Florida Delegation." ...

U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, the longest-serving member of Florida’s delegation to Washington, D.C., died Tuesday morning at age 84 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, the Sun Sentinel reports.

U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, an outspoken and sometimes controversial figure in Florida and Washington, D.C., has died after battling pancreatic cancer. He was 84. Hastings began his career as a civil ...