Appointed by Bill Clinton Role Judge Preceded by Kenneth Ryskamp Education University of Florida | Alma mater University of Florida Name Paul Huck | |
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Succeeded by Robert N. Scola, Jr. | ||
Paul C. Huck (born 1940) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
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Education and career
Huck was born in 1940 in Covington, Kentucky. 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. Huck served in the United States Army Reserve from 1965 to 1972. 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.
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.
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.
Adjunct professor
Huck has taught trial advocacy as an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law while serving on the district court.