Patrick Michael Duffy

Patrick Michael Duffy
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 James Perry, Jr.
Succeeded by Timothy M. Cain
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
Assumed office
December 27, 2009
Personal details
Born 1943 (age 7273)
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater The Citadel
University of South Carolina Law Center
Military service
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch  United States Army
Years of service 1969–1971

Patrick Michael Duffy (born 1943) is a Senior District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Born in Charleston, South Carolina, Duffy received a B.A. from The Citadel in 1965 and a J.D. 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, South Carolina until 1995, and was also an assistant county attorney of Charleston from 1973 to 1974.

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, Jr.. 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.

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