Pat Mehaffy

Personal

Birthday: 
10/8/1904
Birthplace: 
Little Rock, AR
Date of Death: 
1/31/1981
Place of Death: 
Little Rock, AR
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1929-1930, 1940-1963
Assistant attorney general, State of Arkansas, 1929-1933
Chief deputy prosecutor, Pulaski County, Arkansas, 1934-1938
Prosecutor, Pulaski County, Arkansas, 1939-1940

Education

Name of School: 

University of Arkansas School of Law

The University of Arkansas School of Law, one of National Jurist magazine's Top 20 Values in legal education and U.S. News and World Reports top 45 public law schools, will prepare you for success. Located in the heart of the beautiful University of Arkansas campus, the law school offers challenging courses taught by nationally recognized faculty, unique service opportunities, and a close-knit community that puts law students first.

Degree: 
LL.B.
Degree Year: 
1927

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Court Name: 

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating: 
John F. Kennedy
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
7/16/1963
Retirement from Active Service: 
8/31/1974
Termination Date: 
1/31/1981
Termination Reason: 
Death