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Joseph Dawson, III
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Active service.
Confirmed 56 to 39Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Nominated
- October 23, 2020
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- November 18, 2020
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), December 10, 2020
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 56 to 39
- Confirmed
- December 16, 2020
- Commissioned
- December 22, 2020
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1970, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Charleston County, South Carolina, 1997-2020; assistant county attorney, 1997-2000; deputy county attorney, 2000-2001; county attorney, 2001-2020
- South Carolina Army National Guard captain, JAG Corps, 1999-2009
- Private practice, North Charleston, South Carolina (part-time), 2001-2020
- U.S. Army Reserve captain, JAG Corps, 2009
- Board of Law Examiners, South Carolina Judicial Department, 2019-2020
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