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Judicial Elections

Judicial elections were held on April 17, 2024. Congratulations to the following judges who were elected by the South Carolina General Assembly:

Court of Appeals

Seat 8
The Honorable Jerry Deese Vinson, Jr.
Florence, SC
Re-elected

Seat 9
The Honorable Matthew Price Turner
Laurens, SC
Elected

Circuit Court

2nd Judicial Circuit, Seat 2 
Martha M. Rivers Davisson
Aiken, SC
Elected

3rd Judicial Circuit, Seat 1
The Honorable S. Bryan Doby
Bishopville, SC
Elected

3rd Judicial Circuit, Seat 2
The Honorable Kristi Fisher Curtis
Sumter, SC
Re-elected

4th Judicial Circuit, Seat 2
The Honorable Michael S. Holt
Hartsville, SC
Re-elected

5th Judicial Circuit, Seat 2
The Honorable Daniel McLeod Coble
Columbia, SC
Re-elected

7th Judicial Circuit, Seat 1
J. Derham Cole, Jr.
Spartanburg, SC
Elected

7th Judicial Circuit, Seat 2
The Honorable Grace Gilchrist Knie
Campobello, SC
Re-elected

8th Judicial Circuit, Seat 2
The Honorable Eugene Cannon Griffith, Jr.
Prosperity, SC
Re-elected

9th Judicial Circuit, Seat 4
The Honorable Dale E. Van Slambrook
Goose Creek, SC
Elected

10th Judicial Circuit, Seat 2
The Honorable R. Scott Sprouse
Walhalla, SC
Re-elected

11th Judicial Circuit, Seat 1
The Honorable William Paul Keesley
Edgefield, SC
Re-elected

11th Judicial Circuit, Seat 2
The Honorable Walton J. McLeod, IV
Columbia, SC
Re-elected

12th Judicial Circuit, Seat 1
The Honorable Michael G. Nettles
Florence, SC
Re-elected

13th Judicial Circuit, Seat 2
The Honorable Jessica Ann Salvini
Greenville, SC
Elected

13th Judicial Circuit, Seat 4
Vernon F. Dunbar
Greenville, SC
Elected

14th Judicial Circuit, Seat 1
The Honorable Robert Bonds
Walterboro, SC
Re-elected

14th Judicial Circuit, Seat 3
The Honorable Marvin Dukes, III
Beaufort, SC
Elected

15th Judicial Circuit, Seat 3
David Pierce Caraker, Jr.
Myrtle Beach, SC
Elected

At-Large, Seat 4
William C. McMaster, III
Greenville, SC
Elected

At-Large, Seat 8
T. William “Billy” McGee, III
Columbia, SC
Elected

At-Large, Seat 11
The Honorable Milton G. Kimpson
Columbia, SC
Elected

At-Large, Seat 16
Charles J. McCutchen
Orangeburg, SC
Elected

Family Court

1st Judicial Circuit, Seat 4
Jerrod A. Anderson
Orangeburg, SC
Elected

7th Judicial Circuit, Seat 4
Pete G. Diamaduros
Spartanburg, SC
Elected

9th Judicial Circuit, Seat 4
Blakely Copeland Cahoon
Summerville, SC
Elected

9th Judicial Circuit, Seat 6
Gina J. McAlhany
Summerville, SC
Elected

10th Judicial Circuit, Seat 1
David J. Brousseau
Anderson, SC
Elected

16th Judicial Circuit, Seat 1
Sammy Diamaduros
Union, SC
Elected

16th Judicial Circuit, Seat 3
R. Chadwick “Chad” Smith
Rock Hill, SC
Elected

Administrative Law Court

Seat 1
The Honorable Ralph K. Anderson, III
Columbia, SC
Re-elected