Title: United States District Court for the District of South Carolina - Wikipedia
Headings: United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
Contents
History
Current judges
Former judges
Chief judges
Succession of seats
See also
References
External links

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United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
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United States federal district court of South Carolina
United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
(D.S.C.)


Location
Charleston
More locations
Columbia
C.F. Haynsworth Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse
( Greenville)
Spartanburg
Charles E. Simons Jr. Federal Court House
( Aiken)
Anderson
Florence
Orangeburg
Rock Hill
Greenwood
Beaufort
Appeals to
Fourth Circuit
Established
October 7, 1965
Judges
10
Chief Judge
Robert Bryan Harwell
Officers of the court
U.S. Attorney
M. Rhett DeHart (acting)
U.S. Marshal
Thomas M. Griffin Jr.
www .scd .uscourts .gov
The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina (in case citations, D.S.C.) is the federal district court whose jurisdiction is the state of South Carolina. Court is held in the cities of Aiken, Anderson, Beaufort, Charleston, Columbia, Florence, Greenville, and Spartanburg . Appeals from the District of South Carolina are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit ). The United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. As of March 1, 2021
[update]
the Acting United States Attorney is M. Rhett DeHart. Contents
1 History
2 Current judges
3 Former judges
4 Chief judges
5 Succession of seats
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
History
The District of South Carolina was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, on September 24, 1789. It was subdivided into the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina and the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina Districts on February 21, 1823, by 3 Stat. 726. The Eastern District was headquartered at Florence, and the Western District was headquartered in Greenville.