Patrick Michael Duffy

Patrick Michael Duffy
Patrick Michael Duffy
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
	In office; December 27, 2009 – April 1, 2019
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
	In office; December 26, 1995 – December 27, 2009
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Matthew J. Perry
Succeeded by	Timothy M. Cain
Personal details
Born	April 8, 1943 (age 81); Charleston, South Carolina
Education	The Citadel (BA); University of South Carolina Law Center (JD)

Patrick Michael Duffy (born April 8, 1943)^[1] is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Education and career[edit]

Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Duffy received a Bachelor of Arts degree from The Citadel in 1965 and a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina Law Center in 1968. He was a staff attorney of Neighborhood Legal Assistance Office from 1968 to 1969, and then served as a Military Police officer in the United States Army from 1969 to 1971. He then entered private practice in Charleston until 1995, and was also an assistant county attorney of Charleston from 1973 to 1974.

Federal judicial service[edit]

On October 11, 1995, Duffy was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina vacated by Matthew J. Perry. Duffy was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 22, 1995, and received his commission on December 26, 1995. He took senior status on December 27, 2009 and was succeeded by Timothy M. Cain. He retired from active service on April 1, 2019.

References[edit]

^ Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, on Confirmation of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, July 18; August 3; September 28; October 24; November 30; December 19, 1995. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1997. p. 919.

Patrick Michael Duffy at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Matthew J. Perry	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina 1995–2009	Succeeded by Timothy M. Cain

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[1] Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, on Confirmation of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, July 18; August 3; September 28; October 24; November 30; December 19, 1995. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1997. p. 919.

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