George C. James, Jr (born June 2, 1960)[1] is an American lawyer and judge, who serves as a justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court.
George C. James, Jr. | |
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 Justice James in October 2023 | |
| Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Donald W. Beatty |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 2, 1960 Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Education | The Citadel (BA) University of South Carolina (JD) |
James was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1960.[2] He was raised in Sumter, South Carolina, and graduated from Wilson Hall School in 1978.[2] He completed a bachelor's degree in business administration at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina in 1982, and completed a J.D. degree at the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1985.[3]
James was in private practice in South Carolina from 1985 to 2006.[3] He worked for and became a partner with his father's law firm, Richardson, James and Playerm, which subsequently merged to become Lee, Erter, Wilson, James, Holler and Smith LLC in 2000.[2]
James was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly to serve as a state judge on the South Carolina Circuit Court in 2006, for the Third Circuit, which covers four counties in eastern South Carolina: Clarendon, Lee, Sumter, and Williamsburg. He was re-elected to a second term in 2012.
The South Carolina General Assembly elected James to serve as a justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court in February 2017, to fill the remaining three years of the term of Donald W. Beatty, who was elevated to chief justice.[3] The South Carolina General Assembly re-elected James to a new ten-year term on February 5, 2020.[4]
James is a member of the South Carolina Supreme Court's Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization.[5]
References edit
- ^ Supreme Court Biographies
- ^ a b c "Local judge up for spot on Supreme Court". The Manning Times. Manning, South Carolina. December 23, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ a b c Prabhu, Maya (February 1, 2017). "Citadel graduate George James elected new S.C. Supreme Court justice". The Post and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ "SC Judicial Branch".
- ^ "Membership List" (PDF). Commission on CLE and Specialization. Supreme Court of South Carolina. July 1, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.