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Allyson Kay Duncan

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003

Allyson Kay Duncan , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The Senate voted 93–0 on the nomination on Jul 17, 2003 (Nomination Confirmed). Allyson Kay Duncan (born September 5, 1951, in Durham, North Carolina) is a former United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. She was the Fourth Circuit's first female African American judge.

Senate votes
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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit
    108th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    93–0 · Jul 17, 2003

Education

  • Hampton UniversityB.A., 1972
  • Duke University School of LawJ.D., 1975

Career

Associate editor, Lawyers Co-Operative Publishing Company, 1976-1977; Law clerk, Hon. Julia Cooper Mack, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1977-1978; Attorney, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1978-1986; Associate professor, North Carolina Central University School of Law, 1986-1990; Associate judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1990; Commissioner, North Carolina Utilities Commission, 1991-1998; Private practice, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1998-2003

Biography

Allyson Kay Duncan (born September 5, 1951, in Durham, North Carolina) is a former United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. She was the Fourth Circuit's first female African American judge.

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