Judge Ronnie Kidd was born in Abbeville County, South Carolina on April 18, 1946 to Albert M. Kidd, Sr. and Mittie Waters Kidd. He attended Calhoun Falls Elementary School and graduated from Calhoun Falls High School and is a 1967 graduate of the S. C. Highway Patrol School.

Judge Kidd began working for the S. C. Highway Patrol in August 1967 where he was a member of the Specialized Accident Investigation Team and a member of the District #2 SWAT Team. Following his election as McCormick County Probate Judge in 1983, Judge Kidd has served this office continually since that time.

Among Judge Kidd's areas of community involvement and leadership are the following: Past President of McCormick Country Club, Past President of the McCormick Exchange Club, Past President of the McCormick Lions Club, Past President of the McCormick County Historical Society, Past Chairman and Treasurer of McCormick's Gold Rush Festival, Past Member of the Board of Visitors for Piedmont Technical College, Graduate of Palmetto Leadership at Clemson University, Past President of South Carolina Probate Judges' Association, currently serving second term on South Carolina Association of Counties Board of Directors, has been a Meals On Wheels volunteer at McCormick County Council on Aging for ten years.

As a member of McCormick United Methodist Church, Judge Kidd is a Past Chairman of the Administrative Council, Past President of McCormick United Methodist Men's Club, Past Member of the Pastor Parish Relations Committee, Past Member of the Adult Choir, and currently serves as a Lay Reader and as a member of the Young At Heart Sunday School Class.

Judge Kidd is married to Linda Campbell Kidd who is currently serving as Vice Chairman of the Governor's Commission for Disabilities and Special Needs. They have three daughters, Alyson Glidewell, Julie Driver, and Jessica Kidd, and one grandson, Ross Glidewell.

An avid golfer, Judge Kidd is Club Champion and Senior Club Champion for 2001 at the Tara and Monticello Golf Courses at Savannah Lakes Village in McCormick.