Commission on Judicial Conduct
The Commission on Judicial Conduct was created by Rule 502, South Carolina Appellate Court Rules, to investigate complaints of judicial misconduct and incapacity made against judges who are a part of the South Carolina unified court system. This 26 member Commission is made up of 14 judges, 4 attorneys, and 8 members of the general public.
The Chairman of the Commission on Judicial Conduct is The Honorable Thomas W. Cooper, Jr., a Circuit Court Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit. The Commission on Judicial Conduct's Vice-Chairman is The Honorable George M. McFaddin, Jr., a Family Court Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit in Sumter, South Carolina.