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Cameron McGowan Currie

American judge (born 1948)

Summary

American judge (born 1948)

Field	Value
name	Cameron McGowan Currie
office	Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
term_start	October 3, 2013
office1	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
term_start1	March 11, 1994
term_end1	October 3, 2013
appointer1	Bill Clinton
predecessor1	Falcon Black Hawkins Jr.
successor1	A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.
office2	Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
term_start2	1984
term_end2	1986
birth_date
birth_place	Florence, South Carolina
education	University of South Carolina (BA)
George Washington University (JD)

| honorific-prefix = | honorific-suffix = George Washington University (JD) Cameron McGowan Currie (born October 3, 1948) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Education and career

Born in Florence, South Carolina, Currie received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Carolina in 1970 and a Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School in 1975. She was a law clerk to United States Magistrate Arthur L. Burnett of the District of Columbia from 1973 to 1974. She was in private practice in Washington, D.C., from 1975 to 1978. She was an Assistant 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 a United States Magistrate for the District of South Carolina from 1984 to 1986, returning to private practice in Columbia, 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 Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina vacated by Falcon Black Hawkins Jr. Currie was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 10, 1994, and received her commission on March 11, 1994. She took senior status on October 3, 2013.

On November 24, 2025, Currie found that Trump-appointed interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan had been unlawfully appointed as the interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, which led to not only Halligan being disqualified from this position, but also two criminal cases, one against former FBI director James Comey and one against New York Attorney General Letitia James, being dismissed, with Currie finding that Halligan's appointment was tied to prosecuting these two people who undertook legal investigations against Trump.

References

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References

Alexander, Robert. (October 22, 2025). "Who is Cameron Currie? Judge hearing Lindsey Halligan disqualification bid".
(November 24, 2025). "Comey, James cases dismissed as judge disqualifies interim US attorney Lindsey Halligan". Politico.
Ryan, Brad. (November 24, 2025). "Court dismisses criminal cases against Donald Trump critics James Comey and Letitia James". [[ABC News (Australia)]].
Buchman, Brandi. (November 24, 2025). "James Comey Indictment Dismissed After Multiple Scandals".
(November 24, 2025). "Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding prosecutor was unlawfully appointed". NBC News.

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