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Patrick Duffy
Patrick Michael Duffy was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. He joined the court in 1995 after a nomination from President Bill Clinton (D). Duffy served on senior status from December 27, 2009, until April 1, 2019, when he fully retired.
Early life and education
Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Duffy graduated from The Citadel with his bachelor's degree in 1965 and from the University of South Carolina School of Law with his J.D. in 1968.[1]
Military service
Duffy served in the U.S. Army from 1969 to 1971.[1]
Professional career
- 1995-2019: United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
- 2009-2019: Senior judge
- 1995-2009: Judge
- 1971-1995: Private practice, Charleston, S.C.
- 1973-1974: Assistant county attorney, Charleston County, S.C.
- 1968-1969: Staff attorney, Neighboorhood Legal Assistance Office[1]
Judicial career
District of South Carolina
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: P. Michael Duffy |
| Court: United States District Court for the District of South Carolina |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 72 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: October 11, 1995
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
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| Questionnaire: |
| Hearing: October 24, 1995
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| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Reported: November 9, 1995
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| Confirmed: December 22, 1995
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| Vote: Voice vote
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Duffy was nominated by President Bill Clinton on October 11, 1995, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina vacated by Matthew Perry. The American Bar Association rated Duffy Unanimously Well Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Duffy's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 24, 1995, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on November 9, 1995. Duffy was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on December 22, 1995, and he received his commission on December 26, 1995. Duffy elected to take senior status beginning on December 27, 2009. He fully retired on April 1, 2019. Duffy was succeeded in this position by Judge Timothy M. Cain.[1][2][3]
See also
- United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
- United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Patrick Michael Duffy," accessed July 7, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 675 — P. Michael Duffy — The Judiciary," accessed July 7, 2017
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 104th Congress," accessed July 7, 2017
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Matthew Perry |
District of South Carolina 1995–2007 Seat #6 |
Succeeded by: Timothy M. Cain
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| 1993 |
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| 1994 |
Baer • Barkett • Batts • Beaty • Benavides • Bennett • Berrigan • Biery • Block • Borman • Breyer • Briones • Bryson • Bucklo • Burgess • Burrage • Cabranes • Calabresi • Carr • Casellas • Castillo • Chatigny • Chin • Cindrich • Coar • Collins • Cooper • Cote • Currie • Davis • Dominguez • Downes • Duval • Friedman • Furgeson • Garcia • Gertner • Gettleman • Gillmor • Gilmore • Gleeson • Haggerty • Hamilton • Hannah • Hawkins • Henry • Holmes • Hood • Hull • Hurley • Jack • Jones • Jones • Kaplan • Katz • Kern • Kessler • Koeltl • Lisi • Manning • McKee • McLaughlin • Melancon • Miles-LaGrange • Moore • Motz • Murphy • O'Malley • O'Meara • Oliver • Paez • B. Parker • F. Parker • R. Parker • Perry • Ponsor • Pooler • Porteous • Rendell • Riley • Robertson • Rogers • Ross • Russell • Sands • Sarokin • Scheindlin • Silver • Squatrito • Stewart • Sullivan • Tatel • Thompson • Timlin • Urbina • Vanaskie • Vance • Walls • Wells • Williams | ||
| 1995 |
Arterton • Atlas • Black • Blake • Briscoe • Tena Campbell • Todd Campbell • Chesney • Cole • Collier • Daniel • Davis • Dennis • Dlott • Donald • Duffy • Economus • Evans • Fallon • Folsom • Gaughan • Goodwin • Heartfield • Hunt • Illston • Jones • King • Kornmann • Lawson • Lenard • Lucero • Lynch • McKinley • Moody • Moore • Moskowitz • Murphy • Murtha • Nugent • O'Toole • Orlofsky • Pogue • Sessions • C. Smith • O. Smith • Stein • Thornburg • Tunheim • Wallach • Wardlaw • Webber • Whaley • Winmill • Wood | ||
| 1996 |
Broadwater • Clevert • Fenner • Gershon • Gottschall • Greenaway • Hinkle • Jones • Kahn • Laughrey • Lemmon • Marten • Miller • Molloy • Montgomery • Pregerson • Rakoff • Sargus • Tashima • Thomas • Zapata | ||
| 1997 |
Adelman • Bataillon • Breyer • Caputo • Casey • Chambers • Clay • Damrell • Droney • Friedman • Gajarsa • Garland • Gilman • Gold • Gwin • Hall • Hayden • Hull • Ishii • Jenkins • Kauffman • Kennedy • Kimball • Kollar-Kotelly • Lazzara • Marbley • Marcus • Middlebrooks • Miller • Moon • Pratt • Rendell • Sippel • Siragusa • Snyder • Thrash | ||
| 1998 |
Aiken • Barbier • Barzilay • Berman • Buttram • Carter • Collins • Dawson • Dimitrouleas • Fletcher • Fogel • Frank • Graber • Hellerstein • Herndon • James • Johnson • Kane • Kelly • G. King • R. King • Lasnik • Lee • Lemelle • Lindsay • Lipez • Manella • Matz • McCuskey • McKeown • McMahon • Mickle • Mollway • Mordue • Moreno • Morrow • Munley • Murphy • Pallmeyer • Pauley • Polster • Pooler • Rawlinson • Ridgway • R. Roberts • V. Roberts • Sack • Scott • Seitz • Seymour • Shea • Silverman • Sleet • Sotomayor • Steeh • Story • Straub • Tagle • Tarnow • Trauger • Traxler • Tyson • Wardlaw • Whelan • Young | ||
| 1999 |
Alsup • Barry • Brown • Buchwald • Cooper • Eaton • Ellison • Feess • Fisher • Gould • Guzman • Haynes • Hibbler • Hochberg • Hurd • Huvelle • Jordan • Katzmann • Kennelly • Linn • Lorenz • Lynn • Marrero • Murguia • Pannell • Pechman • Pepper • Phillips • Schreier • Stewart • Underhill • Ward • Williams • Wilson | ||
| 2000 |
Ambro • Antoon • Battani • Berzon • Bolton • Brady • Bye • Cavanaugh • Daniels • Darrah • Dawson • Dyk • Fuentes • Garaufis • Garcia-Gregory • Hamilton • Huck • Hunt • Lawson • Lefkow • Lynch • Martin • McLaughlin • Moody • Murguia • Paez • Pisano • Presnell • Rawlinson • Reagan • Schiller • Singal • Steele • Surrick • Swain • Tallman • Teilborg • Tucker • Whittemore | ||
Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of South Carolina • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of South Carolina
State courts:
South Carolina Supreme Court • South Carolina Court of Appeals • South Carolina Circuit Courts • South Carolina Masters-in-Equity • South Carolina Family Courts • South Carolina Magistrate Courts • South Carolina Municipal Courts • South Carolina Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in South Carolina • South Carolina judicial elections • Judicial selection in South Carolina
