Pat Mehaffy

Pat Mehaffy (October 8, 1904 – January 31, 1981) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Pat Mehaffy
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office August 31, 1974 – January 31, 1981
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office 1973–1974
Preceded by	Marion Charles Matthes
Succeeded by	Floyd Robert Gibson
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office July 16, 1963 – August 31, 1974
Appointed by	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Joseph William Woodrough
Succeeded by	J. Smith Henley
Personal details
Born	Pat Mehaffy (1904-10-08)October 8, 1904 Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Died	January 31, 1981(1981-01-31) (aged 76) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Education	University of Arkansas School of Law (LLB)

Education and career

Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Mehaffy received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1927. He was in private practice in Little Rock from 1929 to 1930. He was an assistant state attorney general of Arkansas from 1929 to 1933. He was chief deputy prosecuting attorney of Pulaski County, Arkansas from 1934 to 1938. He was prosecuting attorney of Pulaski County from 1939 to 1940. He was in private practice in Little Rock from 1940 to 1963.^[1]

Federal judicial service

Mehaffy was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on June 24, 1963, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated by Judge Joseph William Woodrough. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 15, 1963, and received his commission on July 16, 1963. He served as Chief Judge from 1973 to 1974. He assumed senior status due to a certified disability on August 31, 1974. Mehaffy served in that capacity until his death on January 31, 1981, in Little Rock.^[1]