D. Garrison Hill

David Garrison Hill (born July 14, 1964) is a justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. He has served on the court since February 2023. He previously served as a judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals from 2017 to 2023.

D. Garrison Hill
Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court
Assumed office
February 9, 2023
Appointed bySouth Carolina General Assembly
Preceded byKaye Gorenflo Hearn
Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals
In office
February 1, 2017 – February 9, 2023
Appointed bySouth Carolina General Assembly
Preceded byJohn Cannon Few
Succeeded byvacant
Personal details
Born
David Garrison Hill[1][2]

(1964-07-14) July 14, 1964
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
EducationWofford College (BA)
University of South Carolina (JD)

Early life and education

D. Garrison Hill was born in Greenville, South Carolina on July 14, 1964.[1][2] He received a Bachelor of Arts from Wofford College in 1986 and a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina Law School in 1989.[3]

Career

After graduating law school, Hill served as a law clerk to Judge William Walter Wilkins of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. From 1990 to 2000, he was a member of Hill, Wyatt & Bannister in Greenville. In 2000, he started Hill & Hill, LLC with his father. From 2004 to 2017, he served as a resident circuit judge for the Thirteenth Circuit.[2] In 2016, he was one of five candidates to fill a vacancy on the court of appeals.[4] On February 1, 2017, he was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly in a 148–0 vote[5] to serve as a judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals, he succeeded John Cannon Few.[2]

South Carolina Supreme Court

On February 8, 2023, he was elected by the General Assembly to serve as a justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court in a 140–0 vote.[6] He replaced retired Justice Kaye Gorenflo Hearn, making the South Carolina Supreme Court the only state supreme court in the country without a female justice.[7][8]

References
  1. JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION OPEN SESSION. 2003. (South Carolina General Assembly) The Gressette Building, Columbia, South Carolina. https://www.scstatehouse.gov/JudicialMeritPage/transcript04-25-00.doc Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  2. "Judge D. Garrison Hill". www.sccourts.org. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "Hon. D. Garrison Hill Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  4. Hauff, Natalie Caula (March 18, 2014). "Charleston County judge in the running for S.C. Court of Appeals seat". Post and Courier. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  5. "Election to Court of Appeals, Seat 9". February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  6. "Election to Supreme Court, Seat 4". February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  7. Bollard, James (January 18, 2023). "South Carolina Supreme Court set for all-male bench". AP NEWS. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  8. Pollard, James (February 8, 2023). "With appointment of new justice, South Carolina becomes only state with all-male high court". wltx.com. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
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