July 31

Associate Justice Charles Albert Woods was born on this date in 1852. He served as a member of the Court from 1903 until 1913.

July 26

Associate Justice Thomas Patrick Bussey died on this date in 1981. He had retired from the Court in 1975, succeeded by George Tillman Gregory, Jr.

July 24

On this date in 2019, the court issued its decision in Stone v. Thompson, abolishing the creation of common-law marriages after that date.

July 22

Chief Justice Cameron Bruce Littlejohn was born on this date in 1913. He served as Chief Justice from 1984 until 1985, after serving as an Associate Justice beginning in 1967. Littlejohn retired as Chief Justice on his 72nd birthday in 1985.

July 18

Former Chief Justice Archie Lee Chandler died on this date in 2012. He had retired from the Court in 1994.

July 17

On this date in 1933, the Court issued its opinion in Tyger River Pine Co. v. Maryland Casualty Co., establishing the Tyger River Doctrine allowing an in insured to recover damages against an insurer for a bad faith refusal to settle a claim within policy limits.

July 15

Chief Justice Joseph Rodney Moss was born in this date in 1903. He served as Chief Justice from 1966 until his retirement in 1975. Prior to becoming Chief Justice, he served as an Associate Justice from 1956 until 1966.

July 11

Associate Justice Solomon Lafayette Hoge was born on this date in 1836. He served as a member of the Court from 1868 until 1869, one of the first three justices on the Court after its creation under the Constitution of 1868. Justice Hoge had graduated from Cincinnati Law School and been admitted to the Ohio state bar in 1859. In 1861, he had enlisted in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army. He resigned the Court to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.

July 10

On this date in 2020, Chief Justice Donald Beatty issued an order imposing a moratorium upon the issuance of no-knock warrants by all circuit and summary court judges.

July 3

Associate Justice James Moncrief Brailsford, Jr., was born on this date in 1910. He served as a member of the Court from 1962 until 1974.

July 1

The South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure adopted by the Court went into effect on this date in 1985. Their adoption followed a compromise between the legislature and judiciary, which had disagreed over which body should hold held rulemaking authority.