South Carolina Supreme Court
Composition by Year
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1868 - 1869
Chief Justice:
Franklin J. Moses, Sr.
Associate Justices:
Ammiel Jenkins Willard
Solomon Lafayette Hoge -
1870 - 1877
Chief Justice:
Franklin J. Moses, Sr.
Associate Justices:
Ammiel Jenkins Willard
Jonathan Jasper Wright -
1877 - 1879
Chief Justice:
Ammiel Jenkins Willard
Associate Justices:
Henry McIver
Alexander Cheves Haskell -
1879
Chief Justice:
Ammiel Jenkins Willard
Associate Justices:
Henry McIver
Samuel McGowan -
1880 - 1891
Chief Justice:
William Dunlap Simpson
Associate Justices:
Henry McIver
Samuel McGowan -
1891 - 1894
Chief Justice:
Henry McIver
Associate Justices:
Young John Pope
Samuel McGowan -
1894 - 1896
Chief Justice:
Henry McIver
Associate Justices:
Young John Pope
Eugene Blackburn Gary -
1896 - 1903
Chief Justice:
Henry McIver
Associate Justices:
Young John Pope
Eugene Blackburn Gary
Ira Boyd Jones -
1903 - 1909
Chief Justice:
Young John Pope
Associate Justices:
Charles Albert Woods
Eugene Blackburn Gary
Ira Boyd Jones -
1909 - 1912
Chief Justice:
Ira Boyd Jones
Associate Justices:
Charles Albert Woods
Eugene Blackburn Gary
Daniel Edward Hydrick -
1912 - 1914
Chief Justice:
Eugene Blackburn Gary
Associate Justices:
Charles Albert Woods
Thomas Boone Fraser, Jr.
Daniel Edward Hydrick
Richard Cannon Watts -
1914 - 1921
Chief Justice:
Eugene Blackburn Gary
Associate Justices:
George Williams Gage
Thomas Boone Fraser, Jr.
Daniel Edward Hydrick
Richard Cannon Watts -
1921
Chief Justice:
Eugene Blackburn Gary
Associate Justices:
George Williams Gage
Thomas Boone Fraser, Jr.
Thomas Perrin Cothran
Richard Cannon Watts -
1922 - 1925
Chief Justice:
Eugene Blackburn Gary
Associate Justices:
John Hardin Marion
Thomas Boone Fraser, Jr.
Thomas Perrin Cothran
Richard Cannon Watts -
1926
Chief Justice:
Eugene Blackburn Gary
Associate Justices:
Eugene Satterwhite Blease
John Gates Stabler
Thomas Perrin Cothran
Richard Cannon Watts -
1927 - 1931
Chief Justice:
Richard Cannon Watts
Associate Justices:
Eugene Satterwhite Blease
John Gates Stabler
Thomas Perrin Cothran
Jesse Francis Carter -
1931 - 1934
Chief Justice:
Eugene Satterwhite Blease
Associate Justices:
Milledge Lipscomb Bonham
John Gates Stabler
Thomas Perrin Cothran
Jesse Francis Carter -
1935 - 1939
Chief Justice:
John Gates Stabler
Associate Justices:
Milledge Lipscomb Bonham
Edward Ladson Fishburne
David Gordon Baker
Jesse Francis Carter -
1940 - 1943
Chief Justice:
Milledge Lipscomb Bonham
Associate Justices:
Taylor Hudnall Stukes
Edward Ladson Fishburne
David Gordon Baker
Jesse Francis Carter -
1943
Chief Justice:
Vacant
Associate Justices:
Taylor Hudnall Stukes
Edward Ladson Fishburne
David Gordon Baker
Jesse Francis Carter -
1944 - 1954
Chief Justice:
David Gordon Baker
Associate Justices:
Taylor Hudnall Stukes
Edward Ladson Fishburne
Claude Ambrose Taylor
George Dewey Oxner -
1954 - 1955
Chief Justice:
David Gordon Baker
Associate Justices:
Taylor Hudnall Stukes
Lionel Kennedy Legge
Claude Ambrose Taylor
George Dewey Oxner -
1956 - 1961
Chief Justice:
Taylor Hudnall Stukes
Associate Justices:
Joseph Rodney Moss
Lionel Kennedy Legge
Claude Ambrose Taylor
George Dewey Oxner -
1961
Chief Justice:
Claude Ambrose Taylor
Associate Justices:
Joseph Rodney Moss
Lionel Kennedy Legge
James Woodrow Lewis
George Dewey Oxner -
1962 - 1966
Chief Justice:
Claude Ambrose Taylor
Associate Justices:
Joseph Rodney Moss
Thomas Patrick Bussey
James Woodrow Lewis
James Moncrief Brailsford, Jr. -
1966
Chief Justice:
Joseph Rodney Moss
Associate Justices:
Lionel Kennedy Legge (Retired)
Thomas Patrick Bussey
James Woodrow Lewis
James Moncrief Brailsford, Jr -
1967 - 1974
Chief Justice:
Joseph Rodney Moss
Associate Justices:
Cameron Bruce Littlejohn
Thomas Patrick Bussey
James Woodrow Lewis
James Moncrief Brailsford, Jr. -
1975
Chief Justice:
Joseph Rodney Moss
Associate Justices:
Cameron Bruce Littlejohn
Thomas Patrick Bussey
James Woodrow Lewis
Julius B. Ness -
1975 - 1980
Chief Justice:
James Woodrow Lewis
Associate Justices:
Cameron Bruce Littlejohn
George Tillman Gregory, Jr.
William Luther Rhodes, Jr.
Julius B. Ness -
1980 - 1984
Chief Justice:
James Woodrow Lewis
Associate Justices:
Cameron Bruce Littlejohn
George Tillman Gregory, Jr.
David Walker Harwell
Julius B. Ness -
1984 - 1985
Chief Justice:
Cameron Bruce Littlejohn
Associate Justices:
Archie Lee Chandler
George Tillman Gregory, Jr.
David Walker Harwell.
Julius B. Ness -
1985 - 1988
Chief Justice:
Julius B. Ness
Associate Justices:
Archie Lee Chandler
George Tillman Gregory, Jr.
David Walker Harwell.
Ernest Adolphus Finney, Jr. -
1988 - 1991
Chief Justice:
George Tillman Gregory, Jr.
Associate Justices:
Archie Lee Chandler
Jean Hoefer Toal
David Walker Harwell.
Ernest Adolphus Finney, Jr. -
1992 - 1994
Chief Justice:
David Walker Harwell.
Associate Justices:
Archie Lee Chandler
Jean Hoefer Toal
James Edward Moore
Ernest Adolphus Finney, Jr. -
1994
Chief Justice:
Archie Lee Chandler
Associate Justices:
John Henry Waller, Jr.
Jean Hoefer Toal
James Edward Moore
Ernest Adolphus Finney, Jr. -
1995 - 2000
Chief Justice:
Ernest Adolphus Finney, Jr.
Associate Justices:
John Henry Waller, Jr.
Jean Hoefer Toal
James Edward Moore
Elijah Curran Burnett III -
2000 - 2007
Chief Justice:
Jean Hoefer Toal
Associate Justices:
John Henry Waller, Jr.
Costa M. Pleicones
James Edward Moore
Elijah Curran Burnett III -
2007
Chief Justice:
Jean Hoefer Toal
Associate Justices:
John Henry Waller, Jr.
Costa M. Pleicones
James Edward Moore
Donald W. Beatty -
2008
Chief Justice:
Jean Hoefer Toal
Associate Justices:
John Henry Waller, Jr.
Costa M. Pleicones
John W. Kittredge
Donald W. Beatty -
2009 - 2015
Chief Justice:
Jean Hoefer Toal
Associate Justices:
Kaye Gorenflo Hearn
Costa M. Pleicones
John W. Kittredge
Donald W. Beatty -
2016
Chief Justice:
Costa M. Pleicones
Associate Justices:
Kaye Gorenflo Hearn
John Cannon Few
John W. Kittredge
Donald W. Beatty -
2017 - 2023
Chief Justice:
Donald W. Beatty
Associate Justices:
John Cannon Few
Kaye G. Hearn
George C. James. Jr.
John W. Kittredge -
2023 - Present
Chief Justice:
Donald W. BeattyAssociate Justices:
John Cannon Few
David Garrison Hill
George C. James, Jr.
John W. Kittredge