Patricia C. Fawsett

Patricia C. Fawsett
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 25, 2008
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
In office
2003–2008
Preceded byElizabeth A. Kovachevich
Succeeded byAnne C. Conway
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
In office
June 9, 1986 – August 25, 2008
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded byJohn A. Reed Jr.
Succeeded byMary Stenson Scriven
Personal details
Born (1943-08-21) August 21, 1943 (age 81)
Montreal, Canada
EducationUniversity of Florida (BA, MAT, JD)

Patricia Combs Fawsett (born August 21, 1943) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Education and career

Fawsett was born in 1943 in Montreal, Canada. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Florida in 1965, her Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Florida in 1966, and her Juris Doctor from the University of Florida College of Law in 1973. Fawsett was in private practice in Orlando, Florida from 1973 to 1986.[1]

Federal judicial service

President Ronald Reagan nominated Fawsett to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on April 9, 1986, to the seat vacated by Judge John A. Reed Jr.. She was confirmed by the Senate on June 6, 1986, she received her commission three days later. She served as chief judge]] from 2003 to 2008. She assumed senior status on August 25, 2008.[1]

Notable cases

Fawsett sentenced Keith Pound to 740 years in prison and Sholam Weiss to 845 years in prison after the two men were found guilty of multiple counts of financial crime, money-laundering, and a fraud scheme against National Heritage Life Insurance.[2][3][4] She also sentenced Erin Sharma, a federal corrections officer who deliberately arranged to move an alleged inmate informant into the cell of a notoriously violent inmate, resulting in his fatal beating, to life in prison.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Patricia C. Fawsett at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ "Attorney Gets Jail For Theft From Insurer - Orlando Sentinel". Articles.orlandosentinel.com. 2000-03-28. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  3. ^ By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUMMARCH 9, 2000 (2000-03-09). "845 Years in Prison, If the Authorities Can Catch Him; F.B.I. Says Fugitive Has a Flair For Fraud and Hiding Stolen Cash - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-05-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Is 150 Years Appropriate, or Just Silly Is 150 years appropriate or just silly
  5. ^ Suevon LeeStaff writer (2009-10-26). "Ex-corrections officer gets life in prison". Gainesville.com. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
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Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
1986–2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
2003–2008 		Succeeded by


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