Duross Fitzpatrick
| Duross Fitzpatrick | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #3 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Ronald Reagan |
| Active: | 12/17/1985 - 2/1/2001 |
| Chief: | 1995 - 2001 |
| Senior: | 2/1/2001 - 1/6/2008 |
| Preceded by: | 98 Stat. 333 |
| Succeeded by: | Ashley Royal |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | October 19, 1934 |
| Home State: | Macon, GA |
| Deceased: | January 6, 2008 |
| Undergraduate: | U. of Georgia, B.S.F.., 1961 |
| Law School: | U. of Georgia Law, LL.B., 1966 |
| Military service: | U.S. Marine Corps 1954-1957 |
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Duross Fitzpatrick (1934-2008) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.
Fitzpatrick was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on November 14, 1985, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 1985, and received commission the next day. From 1995-2001, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on February 1, 2001. He served the Middle District of Georgia until his death on January 6, 2008. Fitzpatrick was succeeded in this position by Ashley Royal.
Early life and education
- University of Georgia, B.S.F., 1961
- University of Georgia School of Law, LL.B., 1966
Professional career
- U.S. Marine Corps, 1954-1957
- Private practice, Macon, Georgia, 1966-1967
- Private practice, Cochran, Georgia, 1967-1986
Judicial career
=Middle District of Georgia
Fitzpatrick was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on November 14, 1985, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on December 16, 1985, and received commission the next day. From 1995-2001, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on February 1, 2001. He served the Middle District of Georgia until his death on January 6, 2008. Fitzpatrick was succeeded in this position by Ashley Royal.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
References
- ↑ Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Middle District of Georgia 1985–2001 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Ashley Royal |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Ashley Royal • Willie Sands • Clay Land • Marc Thomas Treadwell | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Charles Weigle • Thomas Langstaff • M. Stephen Hyles • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Duross Fitzpatrick • Wilbur Owens • Bascom Sine Deaver • William Josiah Tilson • William Bootle • Abraham Conger • Thomas Davis • James Robert Elliott • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Hugh Lawson • Duross Fitzpatrick • Wilbur Owens • Willie Sands • William Bootle • Thomas Davis • James Robert Elliott • | ||
