Patrick J. Duggan

Patrick J. Duggan
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Assumed office
September 29, 2000
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office
October 14, 1986 – September 29, 2000
Appointed by Ronald Reagan
Preceded by Seat established by 98 Stat. 333
Succeeded by Stephen Murphy III
Personal details
Born Patrick James Duggan Jr.
(1933-09-28) September 28, 1933
Detroit, Michigan
Political party Republican
Spouse(s)
Joan Colosimo (m. 1957)
Children Mike Duggan
Education Xavier University (B.S.)
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (LL.B.)

Patrick James Duggan Jr. (born September 28, 1933) is an inactive Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Education and career

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Duggan received a Bachelor of Science degree from Xavier University in 1955 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 1958. He was in private practice in Detroit from 1959 to 1976. He was a judge on the Wayne County Circuit Court, Michigan from 1977 to 1986.[1]

Federal judicial service

Duggan was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on September 11, 1986, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 8, 1986, and received his commission on October 14, 1986. He assumed senior status on September 29, 2000.[1] He took inactive senior status on September 30, 2015, meaning that while he formally remains a federal judge, he no longer hears cases or participates in the business of the court.[2]

Personal

Duggan married Joan Colosimo in 1957. Colosimo was assistant to Edward H. McNamara during his time as mayor of Livonia, Michigan, afterwards running for the office herself in 1987, becoming the first woman to do so. They have five sons, including Mike Duggan, who was elected Mayor of the City of Detroit in 2013; his stated favorite son is Timothy J. Duggan.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Duggan, Patrick J. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  2. ↑ "Federal Judge Patrick Duggan retires today".
  3. ↑ The Americans with Charlie LeDuff (23 October 2015). "Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan talks Demo Disaster on Let it Rip" – via YouTube.

Sources

Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 98 Stat. 333		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
1986–2000		 Succeeded by
Stephen Murphy III
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