Cameron McGowan Currie (born October 3, 1948) is a senior United States district judge of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Currie received a

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degree from the University of South Carolina in 1970 and a

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from

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in 1975. She was a

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to United States Magistrate Arthur L. Burnett of the District of Columbia from 1973 to 1974. She was in private practice in

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, from 1975 to 1978. She was an

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for the District of Columbia from 1978 to 1980, and for the District of South Carolina from 1980 to 1984. Currie was a

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for the District of South Carolina from 1984 to 1986, returning to private practice in

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, South Carolina from 1986 to 1989. She was also an Adjunct professor of law, University of South Carolina Law Center from 1986 to 1989. She was a Chief deputy state attorney general of Office of the State Attorney General, South Carolina from 1989 to 1994.

Federal judicial service

On January 27, 1994, Currie was nominated by President

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to a seat on the

vacated by Falcon Black Hawkins Jr. Currie was confirmed by the

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on March 10, 1994, and received her commission on March 11, 1994. She took

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on October 3, 2013.

References

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