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South Carolina
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Judge John D. Geathers

John D. Geathers currently serves on the South Carolina Court of Appeals as an Associate Judge.  He was elected to his current position on May 21, 2008, to fill the unexpired term of John W. Kittredge, who was elected to the South Carolina Supreme Court.  Judge Geathers also teaches South Carolina Administrative Law at the University of South Carolina School of Law as an adjunct professor.  Prior to his election to the Court of Appeals, he served for thirteen years as an Administrative Law Judge with the South Carolina Administrative Law Court.  He is a member of both the South Carolina and North Carolina Bar.  He resides in Blythewood, SC with his wife and their two children. 

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The Honorable John D. Geathers
Court of Appeals
1220 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-1890