William Duffey
William S. Duffey, Jr. was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He retired on July 1, 2018.[1] He was nominated to the court by President George W. Bush in 2003. Prior to his appointment, Duffey was a U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia.[2]
Early life and education
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1952, Duffey graduated from Drake University with his bachelor's degree in 1973 and later from University of South Carolina Law School with his J.D. degree in 1977.[2]
Judicial career
Northern District of Georgia
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, Duffey was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia by President George W. Bush on November 5, 2003 to a seat vacated by Owen Forrester. Duffey was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 16, 2004 on a Senate vote and received commission on July 1, 2004.[3]
Professional career
- 2001-2004: United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia (Nominated by President George W. Bush)
- 2000: Adjunct professor, University of South Carolina
- 1994-1995: Deputy and associate independent counsel, Office of Independent Counsel - Whitewater
- 1981-2001: Attorney, private practice
- 1978-1981: Assistant staff judge advocate, United States Air Force
- 1977-1978: Attorney, private practice[2][4]
Noteworthy cases
Montemayor sentenced to 22 years
In October 2013, Judge Duffey sentenced Juan Ubaldo Montemayor, a major player in the organization of drug boss Edgar "La Barbie" Valdez, to almost 22 years in prison. He was arrested in San Antonio, Texas in 2012, following an arrest in Mexico in 2010. Montemayor was tried in the Georgia court after trafficking more than 3,000 pounds of cocaine to Atlanta.[5]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Gand.UScourts.gov, "U.S. District Judge William . Duffey, Jr. Announces Retirement," January 18, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Biography of William Duffey from the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ The Library of Congress, William Duffey USDC, NDGA confirmation: PN1103-108
- ↑ The Library of Congress, William Duffey U.S. Attorney, NDGA confirmation: PN975-107
- ↑ MySanAntonio, "In-law, top lieutenant of 'La Barbie' get more than 20 years," October 15, 2013
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Owen Forrester |
Northern District of Georgia 2004–2018 Seat #2T |
Succeeded by: Jean-Paul Boulee
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| 2001 |
Armijo • Bates • Beistline • Blackburn • Bowdre • Bunning • Bury • Caldwell • Camp • Cassell • Cebull • Clement • Clifton • Crane • Eagan • Engelhardt • Friot • Gibbons • Granade • Gregory • Gritzner • Haddon • Hartz • Heaton • Hicks • Howard • Johnson • Jorgenson • Krieger • Land • Leon • Mahan • Martinez • Martone • McConnell • Melloy • Mills • O'Brien • Parker • Payne • Prost • Reeves • Riley • Robinson • Rogers • Royal • Shedd • B. Smith • L. Smith • Walton • Wooten • Zainey | ||
| 2002 |
Africk • Anderson • Autrey • Baylson • Cercone • Chesler • Clark • Collyer • Conner • Conti • Corrigan • Davis • Davis • Dorr • England • Ericksen • Fuller • Gardner • Godbey • Griesbach • Hanen • Hovland • Hudson • Jones • Jordan • Kinkeade • Klausner • Kugler • Leighton • Linares • Moses • Marra • Martinez • Martini • Mays • McVerry • Phillips • Raggi • Reade • Rose • Rufe • Savage • Schwab • Smith • St. Eve • Walter • White • Wolfson | ||
| 2003 |
Adams • Altonaga • Bea • Benitez • Bennett • Boyle • Brack • Breen • Browning • Burns • Bybee • Callahan • Campbell • Cardone • Carney • Castel • Chertoff • Cohn • Colloton • Conrad • Coogler • Cook • Cooke • Crone • Der-Yeghiayan • Drell • Duffey • Duncan • Erickson • Feuerstein • Figa • Filip • Fischer • Fisher • Flanagan • Floyd • Frost • Gibson • Greer • Gruender • Guirola • Hall • Hardiman • Hayes • Herrera • Hicks • Holmes • Holwell • Hopkins • Houston • Irizarry • Jones • Junell • Karas • Kravitz • Martinez • McKnight • Minaldi • Montalvo • Mosman • Otero • Pickering • Prado • Pratter • Proctor • Quarles • Robart • Roberts • Robinson • Rodgers • Rodriguez • Sabraw • Sanchez • Saylor • Selna • Sharpe • Simon • Springmann • Stanceu • Steele • Stengel • Suko • Sutton • Sykes • Titus • Townes • Tymkovich • Van Antwerpen • Varlan • Wake • Wesley • White • Woodcock • Yeakel | ||
| 2004 |
Alvarez • Benton • Boyko • Covington • Diamond • Harwell • Kelley • Schiavelli • Schneider • Starrett • Watson | ||
| 2005 |
Alito • Barrett • Batten • Bianco • Brown • Burgess • Conrad • Cox • Crotty • Delgado-Colon • Dever • DuBose • Griffin • Griffith • Johnston • Kendall • Larson • Ludington • Mattice • McKeague • Neilson • Owen • Pryor • Roberts • Sandoval • Schiltz • Seabright • Smoak • Van Tatenhove • Vitaliano • Watkins • Zouhary | ||
| 2006 |
Besosa • Bumb • Chagares • Cogan • Gelpi • Golden • Gordon • Gorsuch • Guilford • Hillman • Holmes • Ikuta • D. Jordan • K. Jordan • Kavanaugh • Miller • Moore • Shepherd • Sheridan • Smith • Whitney • Wigenton | ||
| 2007 |
Anderson • Aycock • Bailey • Bryant • Davis • DeGiusti • Dow • Elrod • Fairbank • Fischer • Frizzell • Gutierrez • Hall • Hardiman • Haynes • Howard • Jarvey • Jones • Jonker • Kapala • Kays • Laplante • Limbaugh • Lioi • Livingston • Maloney • Mauskopf • Mendez • Miller • Neff • O'Connor • O'Grady • O'Neill • Osteen • Ozerden • Reidinger • Sammartino • Schroeder • Settle • Smith • Snow • Southwick • Suddaby • Sullivan • Thapar • Tinder • Van Bokkelen • Wood • Wright • Wu | ||
| 2008 |
Agee • Anello • Arguello • Brimmer • Gardephe • Goldberg • Jones • Kethledge • Lawrence • Matsumoto • Melgren • Murphy • Scriven • Seibel • Slomsky • Trenga • Waddoups • White | ||
