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Pages in category "Judges of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina" The following 44 pages are in this category, out of 44 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Justice Began active service Ended active service Notes David Gordon Baker: 1935: 1956: Became chief justice in 1943 Elihu H. Bay: 1791: 1838 - Donald W. Beatty
District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. Shreveport: 1952 2003–present 2017–2022 — G.W. Bush: 32 District Judge Robert R. Summerhays: Lafayette: 1965 2018–present — — Trump: 34 District Judge James D. Cain Jr. Lake Charles: 1964 2019–present — — Trump: 35 District Judge David C. Joseph: Lafayette: 1977 2020–present — — Trump ...
The District of South Carolina was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, on September 24, 1789. [2] It was subdivided into the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina and the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina Districts on February 21, 1823, by 3 Stat. 726. [2]
The Supreme Court of the State of North Carolina is the state of North Carolina's highest appellate court. Until the creation of the North Carolina Court of Appeals in the 1960s, it was the state's only appellate court. The Supreme Court consists of six associate justices and one chief justice, although the number of justices has varied.
As of 2022, there are 282 District Court judges. [13] District judges are popularly-elected to serve a term of four years. [14] The chief justice of the Supreme Court appoints a chief district judge for each district. [15] The chief judge schedules district court sessions for their district, assigns district court judges to preside in sessions ...
In the Western District of North Carolina, Bell served as an Assistant United States Attorney for eight years and then as First Assistant U.S. Attorney for ten years. In 2003, he received the Department of Justice's John Marshall Award for prosecuting the first conviction of material support to a terrorist organization, which was by a Hezbollah cell.
The United States District Court for the District of North Carolina was established on June 4, 1790, by 1 Stat. 126. [2] [3] On June 9, 1794, it was subdivided into three districts by 1 Stat. 395, [3] but on March 3, 1797, the three districts were abolished and the single District restored by 1 Stat. 517, [3] until April 29, 1802, when the state was again subdivided into three different ...