Paul Huck

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.

Paul C. Huck
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Incumbent
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.)

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]

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

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] He assumed senior status on August 31, 2010.

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.

Personal life

Huck's daughter-in-law Barbara Lagoa is a United States Circuit Judge–Designate on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.[4]

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. "Huck, Paul C. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
3. "Paul Huck sworn in as U.S. District Judge".
4. "DeSantis Picks Female Cuban-American For State's High Court". wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu.

Sources

• Paul Huck at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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.