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Assistant United States Attorney

United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida

Before his career in law, Patrick Darcey served more than seven years on active duty as a U.S. Marine Corps officer and was deployed twice overseas, including a tour in Afghanistan. However, while he holds four college degrees and now works as Assistant United States Attorney, as well as a Judge Advocate in the United States Navy Reserve, Darcey said much of his success stems from something he learned as a Marine.

“I attribute much of my success to waking up early. While I was in the Marine Corps, I was forced to wake up extremely early and I guess the habit just stuck,” he says. “I’ve been disciplined with this over the last three or four years and am up every day by 5 a.m. I’ve seen the tremendous impact that an extra three or four hours a day can make. The snooze button is the dream killer.”

Outside his law career, Darcey is active in the community and serves as a member of the board of directors for Hearts and Homes for Veterans Inc., a nonprofit seeking to end homelessness among veterans. He is also a scholarship selection reader with the Federal Employees Education and Assistance Fund.