Paul Huck
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Paul Huck | |
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| 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 | 1940 (age 83–84) Covington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Florida |
Paul C. Huck (born 1940) is a United States federal judge. He serves on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida but took senior status on August 31, 2010.
Early life and education
Huck was born in 1940 in Covington, Kentucky.[1]
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1962 and his J.D. from the University of Florida School of Law in 1965.[1]
Career
Huck served in the Army Reserve from 1965 to 1972.[1] 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.[2]
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 L. Ryskamp. Huck was confirmed by the Senate on June 30, 2000, and received commission on July 11.[1]
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.
Huck has taught trial advocacy as an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law while serving on the district court.
References
- ^ a b c d "Biographical Directory of Federal Judges: Huck, Paul C." Federal Judicial Center. 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ Paul Huck sworn in as U.S. District Judge