U.S. District Judge Patrick Duggan, a well respected jurist and the father of Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, is retiring today.
Duggan, 82, was first appointed to the bench in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan.
“In his career on the bench, Pat has been the very model of a federal district judge,” said fellow Judge Avern Cohn, according to a report in the Detroit Legal News. “He is respected by all of his colleagues and is known as the ‘bellwether judge’ when there is a critical vote facing the court as a whole. Generally it has been, ‘How is Pat going to vote?’ that carries the day.”
Miriam Siefer, chief federal defender with the Federal Defender Office in Detroit, called him "one terrific judge," according to the Legal News
"He was very even-handed. Whether you were the prosecutor or the defense attorney, you always left his courtroom knowing that you had a fair hearing. This was true regardless of the outcome of the judge’s ruling. Our staff will miss him very much.” -- Allan Lengel
