Russell "Rusty" Duke is a former judge of the North Carolina

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. He ran unsuccessfully for the office of Chief Justice of the

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in November 2006. Before serving on the Superior Court bench, he served as a District Court judge for two years, and prior to that was a general practitioner for ten years. A Democrat for many years, he became a Republican upon seeking re-election. He received his high school diploma from Farmville High School in 1966 and a B.A. in history (1970) and JD (1974) from

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. From 1974 to January 1976 he was a law clerk for John D. Larkins, Jr., United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina.North Carolina Republican Party Republican Judges
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Duke, Rusty 1948 births Living people Wake Forest University alumni North Carolina state court judges