Judge Spiros S. Ferderigos was born in Charleston, South Carolina.  He is a first-generation American and is fluent in Greek.  His father and mother emigrated from Greece to the United States of America.  Judge Ferderigos’ parents have been married for more than 50 years.  Judge Ferderigos attended both public and parochial schools on the Charleston peninsula.  He graduated from Bishop England High School in 1996 and the College of Charleston in 2000.  After obtaining his Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and History, he enrolled in the University of South Carolina School of Law and obtained his Juris Doctorate degree in 2003.  He was then admitted to practice before all courts in South Carolina as well as the United States District Court.

In 2003, Judge Ferderigos joined the Paul E. Tinkler Law Firm.  In 2006, Judge Ferderigos joined the Ninth Circuit Solicitor’s Office.  He was appointed Special Counsel to the Ninth Judicial Circuit Juvenile Drug Court Program in 2011, and appointed Chief Prosecutor for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office, Family Court Division, in 2014.  Judge Ferderigos remained with the Solicitor’s Office until he was elected as Family Court Judge for the Ninth Judicial Circuit in 2020.