Duross Fitzpatrick

Duross Fitzpatrick
Duross Fitzpatrick
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
	In office; February 1, 2001 – January 6, 2008
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
	In office; 1995–2001
Preceded by	Wilbur Dawson Owens Jr.
Succeeded by	Willie Louis Sands
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
	In office; December 17, 1985 – February 1, 2001
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Seat established by 98 Stat. 333
Succeeded by	C. Ashley Royal
Personal details
Born	Duross Fitzpatrick; October 19, 1934; Macon, Georgia
Died	January 6, 2008 (aged 73); Jeffersonville, Georgia
Education	University of Georgia (B.S.F.); University of Georgia School of Law (LL.B.)

Duross Fitzpatrick (October 19, 1934 – January 6, 2008) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.

Education and career

Born in Macon, Georgia, Fitzpatrick was in the United States Marine Corps from 1954 to 1957, and thereafter received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Georgia in 1961 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1966. He was in private practice in Macon from 1966 to 1967, and then in Cochran, Georgia until 1986.[1]

On November 14, 1985, Fitzpatrick was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 16, 1985, and received his commission on December 17, 1985. He served as Chief Judge from 1995 to 2001, assuming senior status on February 1, 2001, and serving in that capacity until his death, in Jeffersonville, Georgia.[1]

Legal offices
Preceded by Seat established by 98 Stat. 333	Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia 1985–2001	Succeeded by C. Ashley Royal
Preceded by Wilbur Dawson Owens Jr.	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia 1995–2001	Succeeded by Willie Louis Sands

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