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George C. James Jr.
Justice, South Carolina Supreme Court · Associate Justice
Background: James previously was a circuit court judge on the Third Judicial Circuit in South Carolina. He took the bench on July 1, 2006, and served until he was elected to the state supreme court in February 2017.
At a glance
- Court
- South Carolina Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- Associate Justice
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Not listed
- Appointed by
- Not listed
- Appointment date
- Not listed
- Took office
- February 7, 2017
- Current term ends
- July 31, 2030
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- Not listed
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Mild Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: The Citadel, 1982
- Law: University of South Carolina School of Law, 1985
- Prior offices
- South Carolina 3rd Circuit Court (2006 - 2017)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Direct legislative appointmentThe state legislature chooses the justices.
Summary of facts listed on George C. James Jr.’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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