{"id":18847,"date":"2015-12-08T13:59:41","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T18:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/?p=18847"},"modified":"2015-12-09T09:03:20","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T14:03:20","slug":"graduate-appointed-federal-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/index.php\/2015\/12\/08\/graduate-appointed-federal-judge\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate appointed federal judge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mac R. McCoy, who graduated from Stetson University\u00a0with a dual B.A.\u00a0in 1998 and\u00a0J.D. in 2001,\u00a0was appointed a U.S.\u00a0magistrate judge for the Fort Myers Division of the Middle District of Florida this summer. The longtime\u00a0shareholder with Carlton Fields Jorden Burt celebrated his\u00a0investiture\u00a0on Nov. 13.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19065\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19065\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Investiture-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19065\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stetson.edu\/law\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Investiture-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"(L-R): Judge McCoy with Stetson Law Dean Christopher Pietruszkiewicz.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(L-R): Judge Mac R. McCoy at the investiture\u00a0with Stetson Law Dean Christopher Pietruszkiewicz.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Judge McCoy was born in Fort Myers. He has\u00a0donated hundreds of hours of pro bono service as an attorney. McCoy received numerous accolades for service including the Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Pro Bono Award and the Wm. Reece Smith Pro Bono Award. He was\u00a0recognized by the Supreme Court of Florida, the Young Lawyers Division of the Florida Bar, the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit&#8217;s Pro Bono Committee, and the Florida Pro Bono Coordinators Association in collaboration with Bay Area Legal Services\u2019 Volunteer Lawyer Referral Program for exceptional pro bono service.<\/p>\n<p>McCoy has also served in a number of leadership roles in the American Bar Association\u2019s Business Law Section and is a member of the ABA\u2019s Standing Committee on Technology and Information Systems. He is also a member of the Technology Committee of the Florida Bar\u2019s Vision 2016 Commission and an ad hoc member of the Technology Subcommittee of the Florida Commission on Access to Civil Justice.<\/p>\n<p>As an attorney, McCoy focused his practice on class action defense, business litigation, consumer financial services litigation, and real property litigation in federal and state courts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mac R. McCoy, who graduated from Stetson University\u00a0with a dual B.A.\u00a0in 1998 and\u00a0J.D. in 2001,\u00a0was appointed a U.S.\u00a0magistrate judge for the Fort Myers Division of the Middle District of Florida this summer. The longtime\u00a0shareholder with Carlton Fields Jorden Burt celebrated his\u00a0investiture\u00a0on Nov. 13. Judge McCoy was born in Fort Myers. 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