Paul Huck

Paul C. Huck
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Assumed office
August 31, 2010
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
In office
July 11, 2000 – August 31, 2010
Appointed by Bill Clinton
Preceded by Kenneth Ryskamp
Succeeded by Robert N. Scola Jr.
Personal details
Born Paul C. Huck
(1940-07-22) July 22, 1940
Covington, Kentucky
Education University of Florida (B.A.)
Fredric G. Levin College of Law (J.D.)

Paul C. Huck (born July 22, 1940)[1] is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Education and career

Huck was born in 1940 in Covington, Kentucky.[2] He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1962 from the University of Florida and his Juris Doctor from the Fredric G. Levin College of Law at the University of Florida in 1965.[2] Huck served in the United States Army Reserve from 1965 to 1972.[2] He was in private practice in Florida from 1965 to 2000 at the law firms Frates, Fay, Floyd & Pearson; Mahoney, Hadlow, & Adams; and Kozyak, Tropin, & Throckmorton.[3]

Federal judicial service

He was nominated by President Bill Clinton on May 9, 2000, to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, the seat having been vacated by Kenneth Ryskamp. Huck was confirmed by the Senate on June 30, 2000, and received commission on July 11.[2]

Notable case

Huck has presided over the wire fraud trial of disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff in connection with the SunCruz Casinos sale scandal. Huck sentenced Abramoff to five years and 10 months in prison.

Adjunct professor

Huck has taught trial advocacy as an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law while serving on the district court.

References

  1. ↑ "BIOGRAPHIES OF FEDERAL COURT JUDGES SITTING IN FLORIDA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Huck, Paul C. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  3. ↑ "Paul Huck sworn in as U.S. District Judge".

Sources

Legal offices
Preceded by
Kenneth Ryskamp		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
2000–2010		 Succeeded by
Robert N. Scola Jr.
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