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Cameron McGowan Currie | |
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| Senior Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of South Carolina | |
| Assumed office October 3, 2013 | |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of South Carolina | |
| In office March 11, 1994 – October 3, 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Falcon Black Hawkins Jr. |
| Succeeded by | A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. |
| Magistrate Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of South Carolina | |
| In office 1984–1986 | |
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| Born | (1948-10-03)October 3, 1948 (age 77) |
| Education | University of South Carolina (BA) George Washington University (JD) |
Cameron McGowan Currie (born October 3, 1948) is asenior United States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of South Carolina.[1]
Born inFlorence,South Carolina, Currie received aBachelor of Arts degree from theUniversity of South Carolina in 1970 and aJuris Doctor fromGeorge Washington University Law School in 1975. She was alaw clerk to United States Magistrate Arthur L. Burnett of the District of Columbia from 1973 to 1974. She was in private practice inWashington, D.C., from 1975 to 1978. She was anAssistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia from 1978 to 1980, and for the District of South Carolina from 1980 to 1984.
Currie was aUnited States Magistrate for the District of South Carolina from 1984 to 1986, returning to private practice inColumbia, 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.
On January 27, 1994, Currie was nominated by PresidentBill Clinton to a seat on theUnited States District Court for the District of South Carolina vacated byFalcon Black Hawkins Jr. Currie was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on March 10, 1994, and received her commission on March 11, 1994. She tooksenior status on October 3, 2013.
On November 24, 2025, Currie found that Trump-appointed interimU.S. AttorneyLindsey Halligan had been unlawfully appointed as the interim U.S. Attorney for theEastern District of Virginia, which led to not only Halligan being disqualified from this position, but also two criminal cases,one against formerFBI directorJames Comey andone againstNew York Attorney GeneralLetitia James, being dismissed, with Currie finding that Halligan's appointment was tied to prosecuting these two people who undertook legal investigations against Trump.[2][3][4][5]
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of South Carolina 1994–2013 | Succeeded by |
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