Paul C. Huck
How Judge Huck rules, drawn from 19 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Huck
Paul C. Huck serves as a senior judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Appointed by President William J. Clinton, he received his commission on July 11, 2000, and assumed senior status on August 31, 2010. He earned undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Florida.
Judge Huck's practices and standing orders
The court's website lists no individual practices or standing orders of Judge Huck's own (checked October 17, 2026), so the court's local rules and general orders are the place to look (court page ↗).
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 8, 2026).
How Judge Huck decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
On the bankruptcy appeal, the court treated several badges of fraud and extrinsic evidence together as sufficient to uphold the finding of fraudulent intent.
“there was sufficient extrinsic evidence in the record along with the badges of fraud to support the finding of fraudulent intent.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Plaintiffs’ Motion [ECF No. 105] is DENIED.”
“Defendants’ Motion [ECF No. 106] is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART.”
“Defendants’ Motion to Tax Costs [ECF No. 86] is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.”
“Defendant is awarded $3,785.12 in taxable costs.”
“Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Indictment for Violation of Sixth Amendment Right to Speedy Trial [ECF No. 26] is DENIED.”
“Motion to Suppress [ECF No. 27] is DENIED.”
“Motions to Dismiss [ECF Nos. 31, 33, 76, 90] are GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART as follows:”
“Movant Kevin Duane Byron’s Motion to Vacate pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 [ECF No. 1] is DENIED;”
“Defendant M&T’s Motion to Dismiss, or in the Alternative, for More Definite Statement [ECF No. 10] is GRANTED. Plaintiff’s claim against Defendant M&T is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“Plaintiff’s Motion for Bill of Costs [ECF No. 12] is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.”
“Weather Shield’s Motion to Dismiss COUNT II is DENIED.”
“Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.”
“Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED.”
“Defendants/Third Party Plaintiffs’ Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Median motion-to-ruling time: 3 days (N = 11).
The sampled matters include consumer credit, disability access, employment, and arbitration disputes. Six selected cases cannot establish the judge’s broader caseload mix.
Pending matters in the official report
Reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Civil Justice Reform Act, as of March 31, 2026.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 0 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 0 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
How long civil cases take in this court
For the whole of United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, not for Judge Huck: median time from filing to disposition of the civil cases the court closed in the 12 months ending September 30, 2025, as reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
| Cases | Median time | |
|---|---|---|
| All civil cases closed | 8,196 | 3.4 months |
| Closed with no court action | 848 | 3 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 7,287 | 3.5 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 16 | 10.1 months |
| Closed during trial | 45 | 17.1 months |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 8,196 | 3.4 months |
| Sep 2024 | 7,755 | 3.6 months |
| Sep 2023 | 20,408 | 0 months |
| Sep 2022 | 8,287 | 3.7 months |
| Sep 2021 | 8,536 | 3.2 months |
| Sep 2020 | 8,657 | 3.4 months |
| Sep 2019 | 9,471 | 3.7 months |
The table leaves out prisoner petitions, land condemnations, deportation reviews, recovery of overpayments and enforcement of judgments, and reports no median for fewer than 10 cases. A district that closed a large multidistrict litigation in the period shows very large counts and long medians for that year. Source: Table C-5, U.S. District Courts (spreadsheet).
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