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Authority of Judge Designated as a Chief Judge for Administrative Purposes - Circuit Court

July 4, 2010 - January 1, 2011

Family Court

CIRCUIT 1

Calhoun
Dorchester
Orangeburg

The Honorable Nancy Chapman McLin
212 Deming Way, Box 5
Summerville, SC 29483-4707
Office: (843) 832-0387
Fax: (843) 832-0384

CIRCUIT 2

Aiken
Bamberg
Barnwell

The Honorable Dale Moore Gable
P O Box 615
100 Main Street, Room 208
Barnwell, SC 29812-0615
Office: (803) 541-1033
Fax: (803) 541-1127

CIRCUIT 3

Clarendon
Lee
Sumter
Williamsburg

The Honorable George M. McFaddin Jr.
108 N. Magnolia Street
Sumter, SC 29150
Office: (803) 436-2373
Fax: (803) 436-2397

CIRCUIT 4

Chesterfield
Darlington
Dillon
Marlboro

The Honorable Roger E. Henderson
P O Box 311
157A West Main Street
Chesterfield, SC 29709-0311
Office: (843) 623-3080
Fax: (843) 623-3402

CIRCUIT 5

Kershaw
Richland

The Honorable Dana A. Morris
P.O. Box 459
Camden, SC 29021
Office: (803) 425-1500
Fax: (803) 425-5516

CIRCUIT 6

Chester
Fairfield
Lancaster

The Honorable W. Thomas Sprott Jr.
P.O. Drawer 180
Winnsboro, SC 29180
Office: (803) 712-6734
Fax: (803) 635-6529

CIRCUIT 7

Cherokee
Spartanburg

The Honorable James F. Fraley Jr.
Spartanburg County Courthouse
180 Magnolia Street, 2nd Floor
Spartanburg, SC 29306-2392
Office: (864) 573-7732
Fax: (864) 596-2463

CIRCUIT 8

Abbeville
Greenwood
Laurens
Newberry

The Honorable Joseph W. McGowan III
P O Box 325
100 Hillcrest Square
Laurens, SC 29360
Office: (864) 984-4416
Fax: (864) 984-0508

CIRCUIT 9

Berkeley

The Honorable Jack Alan Landis
P O Box 1707
300-B California Avenue
Moncks Corner, SC 29461-1707
Office: (843) 719-4477
Fax: (843) 719-4564

CIRCUIT 9

Charleston

The Honorable Jocelyn B. Cate
100 Broad St., Suite 256
Charleston, SC 29401
Office: (843) 958-4406
Fax: (843) 958-4437

CIRCUIT 10

Anderson
Oconee

The Honorable Tommy B. Edwards
P O Box 8002
100 South Main Street
Anderson, SC 29622-8002
Office: (864) 260-4040
Fax: (864) 224-6033

CIRCUIT 11

Edgefield
McCormick
Saluda
Lexington

The Honorable Richard W. Chewning III
Lexington County Courthouse
205 East Main Street
Lexington, SC 29072-3456
Office: (803) 785-8451
Fax: (803) 356-8620

CIRCUIT 12

Florence
Marion

The Honorable Arthur E. Morehead III
City-County Complex, MSC-C
Florence, SC 29501-3456
Office: (843) 665-3008
Fax: (843) 665-5275

CIRCUIT 13

Greenville

The Honorable Letitia H. Verdin
P.O. Box 757
Greenville, SC 29602
Office: (864) 467-5843
Fax: (864) 467-5830

CIRCUIT 13

Pickens

The Honorable Alvin D. Johnson
P O Box 777
214 East Main Street
Pickens, SC 29671-0777
Office: (864) 898-5916
Fax: (864) 878-5398

CIRCUIT 14

Allendale
Beaufort
Colleton
Hampton
Jasper

The Honorable Robert S. Armstrong
Beaufort County Courthouse
P. O. Box 1124
Beaufort, SC 29901
Office: (843) 470-5273
Fax: (843) 470-5266

CIRCUIT 15

Georgetown
Horry

The Honorable Ronald R. Norton
P.O. Box 1147
Conway, SC 29528
Office: (843) 915-8997
Fax: (843) 915-8971

CIRCUIT 16

Union
York

The Honorable Robert E. Guess
Union County Courthouse
210 West Main Street
Union, SC 29379
Office: (864) 429-1635
Fax: (864) 427-0475