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The Hon. Sherri A. Lydon

Columbia, SC

U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina

Education

Clemson University

University of South Carolina School of Law, JD

Sherri A. Lydon is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. She previously served as the United States Attorney for the same district. She was the first woman appointed by a president to serve as U.S. Attorney for South Carolina.

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