Courts & rulings
South Carolina · highest court
South Carolina Supreme Court
Chosen by legislature
Chief: Elected by the General Assembly to a 10-year term as chief justice (a separately filled office).
Justices
All judges & justices →- John W. Kittredge
- John Cannon Few
- George C. James Jr.
- D. Garrison Hill
- Letitia H. Verdin
Roster as of 2026-06-13.
Constitution of the State of South Carolina
Adopted 1895. Its declaration of rights sits in Article I (Declaration of Rights). This court has the final word on what the South Carolina constitution means.
Mixed approach
How a state reads its own rights provisions relative to the federal floor, lockstep vs departure.
State-court structure and selection methods are from official and reference sources; the justice roster is point-in-time. Civibrief carries each state's highest court (lower state courts are out of scope for now).