Patrick J. Duggan

Patrick James Duggan, Jr.
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office September 29, 2000 – September 30, 2015
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 on July 10, 1984 by 98 Stat. 333
Succeeded by	Stephen Murphy III
Personal details
Born	(1933-09-28) September 28, 1933 Detroit, Michigan
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Xavier University (B.S.) University of Detroit (LL.B.)
Occupation	Judge
Profession	Attorney

Patrick James Duggan, Jr. (born 1933) is a former United States District Judge.

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

Duggan was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Duggan was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on September 11, 1986, 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. He retired from judicial service on September 30, 2015.

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 1980, becoming the first woman to do so. They have five children, all boys, one of whom, Mike Duggan, is the incumbent Mayor of the City of Detroit.

See also

• Dugan
• Seán Mór Ó Dubhagáin (d. 1372) Gaelic-Irish poet

Sources

• Patrick J. Duggan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.