The Honorable Timothy E. Madden graduated from Wofford College (1985, B.A. in Finance) and from the University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law (1988). 

After law school, Judge Madden entered private practice in Greenville with the firm then known as Wilkins, Nelson, Kittredge and Simmons, P.A., which later became known as Wilkins & Madden, P.A.    In 2006 he and the other attorneys in that firm joined Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough, LLP where he later served as managing partner for Greenville.  During more than three decades as a litigator in private practice he represented people and companies in different types of cases.  Mostly, he represented spouses and parents in family law matters.   He was committed to pro bono representation, and served as a volunteer prosecutor for domestic violence cases.   His practice included being counsel of record in more than 25 appeals to the South Carolina Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, most of which involved family law matters. 

Judge Madden is committed to family law and improving the family court experience.   He helped organize and is a charter member of the South Carolina Family Law Inn of Court.   He serves on the governing body of and (since 2010) as a faculty member at the National Family Law Trial Institute, a non-profit organization focused on teaching courtroom advocacy.  He routinely hosts law students and college students for observation experiences and internships.   Before service on the bench, he authored the chapter titled “Marital Dissolution and Child Custody” of the South Carolina Practice Manual, served on the editorial board for the treatise Marital Litigation, held fellowship and leadership position in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and served multiple terms in the House of Delegates of the South Carolina Bar.   Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers regularly recognized Judge Madden based on nominations and votes of his colleagues.   

Judge Madden currently serves as a trustee for Wofford College.   His other notable accomplishments, honors, previous public and community service include:

• Compleat Lawyer Award from the University of South Carolina Rice School of Law Alumni Association
• Charles H. Gray, Jr., Distinguished Service Award from Wofford College
• Liberty Fellow
• South Carolina Lottery Commission (Chair)
• South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank (Vice-Chair)
• Greenville County Transportation Committee (Chair)
• South Carolina Student Loan Corporation (Director)
• Welvista (Board Member)
• Upcountry History Museum (Board Member)
• Westminster Presbyterian Church (Elder)

Judge Madden began service on the bench in March, 2020, in the At-Large, Seat 2 position.  During his first term in office he presided in 30 different counties.   He and his wife live in Greenville, and are the proud parents of two adult children.