# Rusty Duke

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**Russell "Rusty" Duke** is a former judge of the North Carolina [Superior Court](/source/Superior_Court) in [Pitt County, North Carolina](/source/Pitt_County,_North_Carolina). He ran unsuccessfully for the office of [Chief Justice](/source/Chief_Justice) of the [North Carolina Supreme Court](/source/North_Carolina_Supreme_Court) in [November 2006](/source/North_Carolina_judicial_elections,_2006). Before serving on the Superior Court bench, he served as a District Court judge for two years, and prior to that was a general practitioner for ten years.

A Democrat for many years, he became a [Republican](/source/United_States_Republican_Party) upon seeking re-election. He received his high school diploma from Farmville High School in 1966 and a B.A. in history (1970) and JD (1974) from [Wake Forest University](/source/Wake_Forest_University).[1]

From 1974 to January 1976 he was a law clerk for John D. Larkins, Jr., United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina.[2]

## References

1. [N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice: Rusty Duke](http://blogs.newsobserver.com/voters_guide/index.php?title=n_c_supreme_court_chief_justice_rusty_du&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1)

1. [North Carolina Republican Party Republican Judges](http://www.ncgop.org/home/RepublicanJudges.asp)

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