Cameron McGowan Currie

Judge Cameron McGowan Currie

Personal

Birthday:

1948

Birthplace:

Florence, SC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

Law clerk, Hon. Arthur L. Burnett, U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1973-1974
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1975-1978
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1978-1980
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of South Carolina, 1980-1984
Private practice, Columbia, South Carolina 1986-1989
Adjunct professor of law, University of South Carolina Law Center, 1986-1989
Chief deputy attorney general, State of South Carolina, 1989-1994

Education

Name of School:

University of South Carolina

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1970

Name of School - Second:

George Washington University Law School

Established in 1865, The George Washington University Law School is the oldest law school in Washington, DC. The school is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools. The law school is located on the GW campus in the downtown neighborhood familiarly known as Foggy Bottom. The law school has a total enrollment of about 2,000 students. Approximately 1,400 students are in the full-time division for the JD degree and 300 are enrolled in the part-time division. 300 students, many from abroad, are enrolled in graduate law degree programs.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1975

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of South Carolina

Court Name:

South Carolina District Court

President Nominating:

William J. Clinton

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

3/11/1994

Retirement from Active Service:

10/3/2013

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, 1984-1986