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Patrick Michael Duffy

{{Short description|American judge (born 1943)}}

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| office = Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina

| term_start = December 27, 2009

| term_end = April 1, 2019

| office1 = Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina

| term_start1 = December 26, 1995

| term_end1 = December 27, 2009

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| appointer1 = Bill Clinton

| predecessor1 = Matthew J. Perry

| successor1 = Timothy M. Cain

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| birth_place = Charleston, South Carolina

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| education = The Citadel (BA)
University of South Carolina Law Center (JD)

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Patrick Michael Duffy (born April 8, 1943){{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qgDQT4am8doC&pg=PA919|page=919|title=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|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|year=1997}} is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Education and career

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

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.

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