BIOGRAPHY

William S. Duffey, Jr.

Mediator. Arbitrator. Litigation Consultant

William S. Duffey, Jr. recently retired from active service as a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia.  He served in the judiciary for 14 years.  While on the bench, Judge Duffey presided over more than 2,800 civil and criminal cases and served on oral argument panels at the invitation of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Before his time on the bench, Judge Duffey served as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia where he was responsible for the prosecution of federal crimes in his district, and for civil actions filed by and against the United States government

Before his appointment as United States Attorney, Judge Duffey was a partner at King & Spalding in Atlanta.  He was elected as a partner in 1987.  From 1994 to 1995, Judge Duffey left private practice to serve as Deputy Independent Counsel in charge of the Arkansas phase of the Whitewater investigation.  He rejoined King & Spalding as a partner following government service.  At King & Spalding, Judge Duffey’s practice involved complex civil and criminal litigation, including complex contract disputes, trade secret, corporate espionage and fraud matters.  He also was involved in and managed internal corporate investigations.

After retiring in 2018, Judge Duffey has offered mediation, arbitration and litigation consulting services through Duffey Insights, LLC.