Patricia Seitz

Patricia Seitz

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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (senior status)

Tenure

2012 - Present

Years in position

12

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida

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Education

Bachelor's

Kansas State University, 1968

Law

Georgetown University Law Center, 1973

Personal

Birthplace

District of Columbia

Contact

Official website

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Patricia A. Seitz is an Article III federal judge serving on senior status for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She joined the court in 1998 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. Prior to her appointment, Seitz was the Director of Legal Counsel at the Office of National Drug Control Policy. She assumed senior status on November 16, 2012.

Early life and education

Born in Washington, D.C., Seitz graduated from Kansas State University in Kansas with her bachelor's degree in 1968. Seitz obtained her Juris Doctor, J.D. degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1973.

Professional career

Seitz was a law clerk for former federal judge Charles Richey in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia from 1973 to 1974. From 1974 to 1996, Seitz was a private practice attorney in the State of Florida. Seitz also served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Miami from 1984 to 1988 and as the President of the Florida Bar Association from 1993 to 1994. In 1996, Seitz was nominated by President Bill Clinton to the Office of National Drug Control Policy where she served as Director of Legal Counsel until her appointment to the federal bench in 1998.

Judicial career

Southern District of Florida

On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Bob Graham, Seitz was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida by President Bill Clinton on May 22, 1998, to a seat vacated by Stanley Marcus as Marcus was appointed to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Seitz was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 28, 1998, on a voice vote and received commission on October 1, 1998. She assumed senior status on November 16, 2012.

See also

• United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit

External links

• Judge Seitz Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: Stanley Marcus	Southern District of Florida 1998–2012	Succeeded by: Darrin P. Gayles