Patrick J. Duggan

Patrick James Duggan Jr. (September 28, 1933 – March 18, 2020) was a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Patrick J. Duggan
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office
September 29, 2000 – March 18, 2020
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office
October 14, 1986 – September 29, 2000
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded bySeat established by 98 Stat. 333
Succeeded byStephen Murphy III
Personal details
Born
Patrick James Duggan Jr.

(1933-09-28)September 28, 1933
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedMarch 18, 2020(2020-03-18) (aged 86)
Livonia, Michigan, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Joan Colosimo
​
(m. 1957)​
Children5 sons, including Mike Duggan
EducationXavier University (B.S.)
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born in Detroit, Michigan, Duggan received a Bachelor of Science degree from Xavier University in 1955 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 1958. He was in private practice in Detroit from 1959 to 1976. He was a judge on the Wayne County Circuit Court, Michigan from 1977 to 1986.[1]

Federal judicial service

Duggan was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on September 11, 1986, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 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.[1] He took inactive senior status on September 30, 2015, meaning that while he formally remained a federal judge, he no longer heard cases or participated in the business of the court.[2]

Personal life

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 1987, becoming the first woman to do so. They had five sons, including Mike Duggan, who was elected Mayor of the City of Detroit in 2013; his stated favorite son is Timothy J. Duggan.[3] He died on March 18, 2020, aged 86.[4]

References
  1. "Duggan, Patrick J. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  2. "Federal Judge Patrick Duggan retires today".
  3. Christine Feretti (18 March 2020). "Retired senior U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Duggan, the father of Detroit's mayor, has died, the city announced Wednesday" – via The Detroit News.
  4. "Former Judge Patrick J. Duggan, father of Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, dies at 86". WXYZ. March 18, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.

Sources
Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 98 Stat. 333		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
1986–2000		 Succeeded by
Stephen Murphy III
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