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Lydon, Sherri Allen
Born 1962 in Myrtle Beach, SC
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on October 15, 2019, to a seat vacated by A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on December 5, 2019, and received commission on December 10, 2019.
Education:
Clemson University, B.A., 1983
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1987
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Nominated by Donald J. Trump on October 15, 2019, to a seat vacated by A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on December 5, 2019, and received commission on December 10, 2019.
Education:
Clemson University, B.A., 1983
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1987
Professional Career:
Private practice, Columbia, South Carolina, 1987-1990, 1995-2003, 2005-2018
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of South Carolina, 1990-1993
Private practice, Charleston, South Carolina, 1993-1995
Chief, State Grand Jury, Office of the South Carolina Attorney General, 2003-2004
U.S. attorney for the District of South Carolina, 2018-2019