William Simon Duffey Jr. (born 1952) is a former

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of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Duffey received a

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degree from

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in 1973 and a

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from the

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in 1977. He was a private practice from 1977 to 1978, and was an assistant staff judge advocate,

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from 1978 to 1981. He was in private practice in

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, Georgia from 1981 to 2001. He was a deputy and associate independent counsel, Office of Independent Counsel for the Whitewater investigation from 1994 to 1995. He was an adjunct professor at the University of South Carolina in 2000. He was the

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for the Northern District of Georgia from 2001 to 2004.

Federal judicial service

On November 5, 2003, Duffey was nominated by President

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to a seat on the

vacated by

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. Duffey was confirmed by the

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on June 16, 2004. He received his commission on July 1, 2004. He retired from active service on July 1, 2018.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Duffey, William Simon Jr. Living people 1952 births 21st-century American judges Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Lawyers from Philadelphia United States Air Force officers United States Attorneys for the Northern District of Georgia United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush University of South Carolina faculty