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Supreme Court Recognizes Mr.
Ben Franklin McCall |
 (Left to Right) Justice Burnett, Justice Moore, Chief Justice Toal, Ben Franklin McCall, Justice Pleicones, Recia McCall, Acting Justice Macauley |
On February 3, the Supreme Court
recognized Mr. Ben Franklin McCall for many years of service as a volunteer
bailiff. Mr.
McCall
has been very
faithful in attending the sessions of the Supreme Court. He has
served under twelve Chief Justices and four Clerks of Court.
Mr. McCall, age 84, was born October 1, 1919, in the Minturn community in Dillon county. He is married to Recia Tillman, of Kershaw county.
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completing his military service, Mr. McCall began attending sessions of
Judge Legare Bates' court, a Richland County Court Judge, in 1945. Later
he began attending sessions of the legislature and the South Carolina
Supreme Court, which was located in the State House until 1971. Mr. McCall was presented with a special plaque by Chief Justice Jean H. Toal for his dedicated service to the South Carolina Judicial Department and the Supreme Court. |
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