John Duross Fitzpatrick (October 19, 1934 – January 6, 2008) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.
Duross Fitzpatrick
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Born 1934 in Macon, GA
Died 2008 in Jeffersonville, GA
FJC ID: 764
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 7/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 14/year
Georgia Middle District Court · 1985–2008
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Cochran, Georgia1967–1986
- Private practice, Macon, Georgia1966–1967
U.S. Marine Corps1954–1957
Appointments
1985–2008 · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1966- University of GeorgiaB.S.F. · 1961