Margaret Seymour

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Margaret Seymour
Image of Margaret Seymour

Nonpartisan

Prior offices
United States District Court for the District of South Carolina

Education

Bachelor's

Howard University, 1969

Law

American University, Washington College of Law, 1977

Personal
Birthplace
District of Columbia

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Margaret B. Seymour was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. She joined the court in 1998 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. From 2012 to 2013, Seymour served as the district court's chief judge. She assumed senior status on January 16, 2013, and retired from the court on August 31, 2022.

Early life and education

Born in Washington, D.C., Seymour earned her bachelor's degree from Howard University in 1969 and her J.D. from American University's Washington College of Law in 1977.[1]

Professional career

  • 2013 - 2023: Senior judge
  • 2012-2013: Chief judge
  • 1993, 1996: Interim U.S. Attorney
  • 1988-1990: Private practice
  • 1980-1988: Attorney, Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education
  • 1979-1980: Equal opportunity specialist, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  • 1972-1979: Equal opportunity specialist, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare[1]

Judicial career

District of South Carolina

Nomination Tracker
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Nominee Information
Name: Margaret B. Seymour
Court: United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
Progress
Confirmed 42 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: September 9, 1998
ApprovedAABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Questionnaire:
ApprovedAHearing: October 1, 1998
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
ApprovedAReported: October 8, 1998 
ApprovedAConfirmed: October 21, 1998
ApprovedAVote: Voice vote

Seymour was nominated by President Bill Clinton on September 9, 1998, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina vacated by William Traxler. The American Bar Association rated Seymour Unanimously Well Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Seymour's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 1, 1998, and her nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on October 8, 1998. Seymour was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on October 21, 1998, and she received her commission the next day. From 2012 to 2013, Seymour served the district court's chief judge. She elected to take senior status beginning on January 16, 2013. She was succeeded in this position by Judge Bruce Hendricks.[1][2][3]

Magistrate judge, District of South Carolina

Seymour served as a federal magistrate judge on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina from 1996 to 1998.[1]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge Margaret B. Seymour," accessed July 7, 2017
  2. ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1364 — Margaret B. Seymour — The Judiciary," accessed July 7, 2017
  3. ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 105th Congress," accessed July 7, 2017
Political offices
Preceded by:
William Traxler 		District of South Carolina
1998–2013
Seat #5 		Succeeded by:
Bruce Hendricks



South Carolina courts

Federal courts:

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of South Carolina • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of South Carolina

State courts:

South Carolina Supreme Court • South Carolina Court of Appeals • South Carolina Circuit Courts • South Carolina Masters-in-Equity • South Carolina Family Courts • South Carolina Magistrate Courts • South Carolina Municipal Courts • South Carolina Probate Courts

State resources:

Courts in South Carolina • South Carolina judicial elections • Judicial selection in South Carolina

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