Who appointed Allyson Kay Duncan?

President George W. Bush appointed Allyson Kay Duncan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in 2003.

Was Allyson Kay Duncan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Allyson Kay Duncan was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Allyson Kay Duncan's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Allyson Kay Duncan 93–0 on July 17, 2003.

Fourth Circuit / Appointed 2003 / Served to 2019

Allyson Kay Duncan

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by the Senate 93–0, Allyson Kay Duncan was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. She earned a law degree from Duke University School of Law in 1975. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1951 · age 75
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2003
Confirmed: 93–0
Education: Hampton 1972 · Duke Law 1975
Succeeded: Samuel James Ervin III
Succeeded by: Allison Jones Rushing

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2003	Fourth Circuit succeeded Samuel James Ervin III	G.W. Bush (R)	93–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 93–0 on July 17, 2003 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 289. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 93

43 D, 49 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 7

5 D, 2 R

Education

Hampton University	B.A.	1972
Duke University School of Law	J.D.	1975

Before the bench

Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.

Associate editor, Lawyers Co-Operative Publishing Company	1976-1977
Law clerk, Hon. Julia Cooper Mack, District of Columbia Court of Appeals	1977-1978
Attorney, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	1978-1986
Associate professor, North Carolina Central University School of Law	1986-1990
Associate judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals	1990
Commissioner, North Carolina Utilities Commission	1991-1998
Private practice, Raleigh, North Carolina	1998-2003

Judicial Record

In our data, Duncan authored 1 published opinion for the court (2009). Most cited: United States v. Malloy (110 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2009	United States v. Malloy	568 F.3d 166	110

Showing the 1 most-cited of 1 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Allyson Kay Duncan?: President George W. Bush appointed Allyson Kay Duncan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in 2003.
Was Allyson Kay Duncan appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Allyson Kay Duncan was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Allyson Kay Duncan's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Allyson Kay Duncan 93–0 on July 17, 2003.
Which court was Allyson Kay Duncan on?: Allyson Kay Duncan was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Sources

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15 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).