Timothy J. Corrigan (born February 21, 1956) is the
Chief United States district judge of the
.
Personal life and education
Corrigan was born in 1956 in
Jacksonville, Florida
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. He received his
Bachelor of Arts
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degree in 1978 from the
University of Notre Dame
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and his
Juris Doctor
The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law
and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
from
Duke University School of Law
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in 1981.
Legal career
Corrigan served as a
law clerk
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to Judge
Gerald B. Tjoflat of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (in case citations, 11th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following U.S. district courts:
* Middle District of Alabama
* Northern District of Alabama
* ...
from 1981 to 1982. He was in private practice in
Florida
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from 1982 to 1996, and served as an
adjunct instructor at the Duke University School of Law from 1985 to 1996. Corrigan served as a
United States magistrate judge
In United States federal courts, magistrate judges are judges appointed to assist U.S. district court judges in the performance of their duties. Magistrate judges generally oversee first appearances of criminal defendants, set bail, and conduct ...
of the
from 1996 to 2002, and was an
adjunct professor
An adjunct professor is a type of academic appointment in higher education who does not work at the establishment full-time. The terms of this appointment and
the job security of the tenure vary in different parts of the world, however the genera ...
at the
Florida Coastal School of Law
Florida Coastal School of Law was a private for-profit law school in Jacksonville, Florida. It was established in 1996 and was the last operating of three for-profit law schools of the InfiLaw System owned by Sterling Partners. Because of fu ...
in 1999.
Federal judicial service
President
George W. Bush
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nominated Corrigan to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on May 22, 2002, to a new seat created by 113 Stat. 1501. He was confirmed by the
Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
on September 12, 2002, he received his commission the next day. He became Chief Judge on November 2, 2020.
Assassination attempt
In June 2013, Corrigan was the victim of an assassination attempt. A bullet fired by Aaron Richardson, a criminal defendant whom Corrigan had earlier sentenced, into Corrigan's home missed him by less than two inches, although he suffered superficial wounds from broken glass. In June 2016, Richardson was sentenced to 343 years in prison for the attempt and related charges.
References
Sources
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1956 births
Living people
21st-century American judges
Duke University School of Law alumni
Judges of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
People from Jacksonville, Florida
United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
United States magistrate judges
University of Notre Dame alumni