Orangeburg County, South Carolina (Judicial)

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Orangeburg County is a county in South Carolina that belongs to the 1st Judicial Circuit.

The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina has jurisdiction in Orangeburg County. Appeals from the District of South Carolina go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit.

Judges

Orangeburg County, South Carolina

Circuit Court

1st Judicial Circuit, South Carolina

• Diane Schafer Goodstein
• Heath Preston Taylor

Family Court

1st Judicial Circuit, South Carolina

• Anne Gue Jones
• Randall McGee

Probate Court judges

• Pandora LaShawn Jones-Glover

Magistrate judges

Robert N. Clariday Samuel A. Daily Derrick F. Dash Peggy D. Doremus

Jacob Gillens, Sr. Willie Robinson, Jr. Donald R. West Meree D. Williamson

Former judges

• Rita W. Brown
• John C. Moore, Jr.
• Richard Murray

See also

• South Carolina counties
• Courts in South Carolina
• Judicial selection in South Carolina

External links

• South Carolina Judicial Department, "Circuit Map"
• South Carolina Judicial Department, "Probate Judge Roster"
• South Carolina Judicial Department, "Magistrate Judge Roster"
• South Carolina Judicial Department, "Municipal Judge Roster"

Elections

See also: South Carolina judicial elections

South Carolina is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in South Carolina, click here.

• South Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2024
• South Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2023
• South Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2022
• South Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2021
• South Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2020
• South Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2019
• South Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2018
• South Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2017
• South Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2016
• South Carolina judicial elections, 2014
• South Carolina judicial elections, 2012
• South Carolina judicial elections, 2010

Election rules

Primary election

Primary elections for probate court candidates are conducted on the second Tuesday in June.

Unopposed candidates

Unopposed candidates for the probate courts do not appear on the primary ballots, but automatically advance to the general election.