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Judicial Elections

Judicial elections were held February 5, 2020. Congratulations to the following judges who were elected by the South Carolina General Assembly:

Circuit Court

At-Large, Seat 13

Debbie Chapman, Chapin, SC

Elected

Family Court

3rd Judicial Circuit, Seat 3

Ernest Joseph Jarrett, Kingstree, SC  

Elected

5th Judicial Circuit, Seat 1

C. Vance Stricklin Jr., Columbia, SC Elected

9th Judicial Circuit, Seat 5

Spiros Stavros Ferderigos, Charleston, SC

Elected

10th Judicial Circuit, Seat 3

M. Scott McElhannon, Anderson, SC

Elected

14th Judicial Circuit, Seat 2

The Honorable Douglas L. Novak, Bluffton, SC

Elected
At-Large, Seat 1

Kimaka (Kim) Nichols-Graham, Greenville, SC

Elected

At-Large, Seat 2

Timothy E. Madden, Greenville, SC

Elected


Congratulations to the following judges who were re-elected by the General Assembly:

Supreme Court
Seat 5

The Honorable George C. James Jr., Sumter, SC

Re-elected

Court of Appeals
Seat 7

The Honorable Stephanie Pendarvis McDonald, Charleston, SC

Re-elected

Circuit Court

At-Large, Seat 11

The Honorable Alison Renee Lee, Columbia, SC

Re-elected
Family Court
4th Judicial Circuit, Seat 3

The Honorable Michael S. Holt, Hartsville, SC

Re-elected

6th Judicial Circuit, Seat 2

The Honorable Debra A. Matthews, Blackstock, SC

Re-elected

13th Judicial Circuit, Seat 5

The Honorable Tarita A. Dunbar, Greenville, SC

Re-elected
15th Judicial Circuit, Seat 3

The Honorable Ronald R. Norton, Murrells Inlet, SC

Re-elected