Patrick Michael Duffy (born April 8, 1943) is a former

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of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Duffy received a

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degree from

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in 1965 and a

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from the

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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

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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

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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

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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 Timothy Martin Cain (born January 19, 1961) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. He was formerly a South Carolina state judge and a law associate of Senator Lindsey Graham. Ea ...

. He retired from active service on April 1, 2019.

References

* 1943 births Living people Judges of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton United States Army officers Lawyers from Charleston, South Carolina University of South Carolina School of Law alumni 20th-century American judges 21st-century American judges {{US-federal-judge-stub