A dear brother passes, Judge Richard P. McCully
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
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Posted by: Phi Alpha Delta Executive OFfice
Dear Brothers, Sisters, & Siblings,
 It is with a heavy heart we inform you that our Brother Judge Richard P. McCully passed
away May 21st after a courageous battle with cancer. Judge McCully’s involvement and dedication in P.A.D. spanned over 50 years.
During law school, Rick founded P.A.D.'s McKellar Chapter at the
University of Memphis School of Law, served as its charter Justice, and attended his first Convention in 1966 as a McKellar Chapter delegate. As a 3L, Brother McCully served as a Student Assistant to Phi
Alpha Delta's Supreme Justice and visited struggling chapters, which later culminated in his post-graduation employment as the first full-time P.A.D. Executive Secretary.
Judge McCully graduated
from the University of Memphis with a B.S. in 1965 and a J.D. in 1968. Additionally, he held an M.P.A. from the University of Tennessee and attended the FBI National Law Institute in 1991. In 1998, the University
of Miami President conferred Honorary Alumnus status on him and in 2004 he was tapped for the Iron Arrow Society, the highest honor one can attain at the University of Miami.
The Judge served
the Fraternity as a District Justice, Acting District Justice, and a resource person to countless International Officers. He served on two Executive Director search committees, was the chair of the Convention
nominating committees twice, and attended 20 Conventions.
At the 1998 Convention in Phoenix, he was inducted into P.A.D.’s Distinguished Service Chapter, our Fraternity’s highest honor. At the
2000 Convention, he was elected to the International Executive Board as an International Board Member-at-Large. He was elected Chief Tribune at the 2014 Convention and was elected again at the 2016 Convention.
After high school, Rick served in the United States Navy and served in the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary for 50 years, receiving the Auxiliary Sustained Service Award and a Unit Citation during
Operation Desert Storm for augmenting the regular Coast Guard units.
Brother McCully was appointed as a United States Administrative Law Judge for the Northern District of Georgia in 1994, until
his retirement in 2017. Prior thereto, he was a partner in a Fort Lauderdale law firm, representing police departments and insurance defense clients. Rick also served as a prosecutor in both Fort Lauderdale
and Nashville. While practicing in both cities, he was instrumental in the establishment of P.A.D. alumni chapters in each.
Judge McCully is survived by his wife Janet, his daughter Colleen Stephens
(Christopher), two grandsons Jacob and Luke Stephens of Ft. Payne, Alabama, three stepchildren Christopher Carr of Dunwoody, Dr. Sarah Carr Evans of Sandy Springs, Georgia, Toby Carr of Watkinsville, Georgia,
their spouses, and seven step-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Maureen McCully Winograd of New York City and Estero, Florida.
A visitation will be held Friday, May 26, 6-8pm at
HM Patterson & Son - Oglethorpe Hill Chapel, in Atlanta. The funeral mass will be Saturday, May 27, at 10:30am at All Saints Catholic Church in Dunwoody. Burial will be Tuesday May 30, at 1pm at the Georgia
National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia, with full military honors.
Judge McCully’s complete obituary can be found here by visiting https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/atlanta-ga/richard-mccully-11300018.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital or other charities. The Judge Richard P. McCully Fund has been established to help Phi Alpha Delta students attend future conventions. Please visit https://www.pad.org/donations/fund.asp?id=22961 to donate.
Judge McCully’s dedication to Phi Alpha Delta is an inspiration and his legacy will
never be forgotten.
Fraternally,
Andrew
Andrew Sagan
Executive Director
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