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Became chief justice in 2016 Young J. Pope: 1891: 1909: Became chief justice in 1903 John Rutledge: 1791: 1795: Became chief justice in 1791 Resigned to serve as Chief Justice of the United States: William Dunlap Simpson: 1880: 1890: Became chief justice in 1880 John G. Stabler: 1926: 1940: Became chief justice in 1935 Taylor Hudnall Stukes ...
South Carolina is one of two states where the state legislature elects state court judges, including the justices on the state supreme court. [3] A ten-person committee (composed mostly of state legislators) called the Judicial Merit Selection Commission (JMSC) winnows down the number of candidates to fill a judicial vacancy to three based on candidate qualifications.
Associate Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court; In office August 1, 2008 – July 31, 2024: Preceded by: James Moore: Succeeded by: Letitia H. Verdin: Personal details; Born September 28, 1956 (age 68) Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. Education: University of South Carolina (BA, JD)
For the first time in nearly two decades, South Carolina’s Supreme Court will be entirely white. Diversity on the bench is a big topic in a state where African Americans and Hispanics make up a ...
Beatty was elected to a seat on the South Carolina Supreme Court on May 23, 2007, to replace Justice E. C. Burnett, III. [3] He became the court's Chief Justice on January 1, 2017 after being elected to fill the vacancy caused by the mandatory retirement of Chief Justice Costa M. Pleicones.
South Carolina’s Supreme Court already came under scrutiny as the nation’s only all-male high court. The justices ruled 4-1 last year to uphold the state’s strict abortion ban at around six ...
The committee, so far, has heard testimony from several officials across the state, including South Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice John Kittredge, Attorney General Alan Wilson and ...
John Cannon Few (born April 9, 1963) is a justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court, elected on February 3, 2016, and sworn in on February 9, 2016, to fill the position vacated by Jean H. Toal who retired. [1]