D. Garrison Hill

American judge (born 1964)
D. Garrison Hill
Justice Hill sitting at a dais
Justice Hill in October 2023
Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court
Incumbent
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 byLetitia Verdin
Personal details
Born
David Garrison Hill[1][2]

(1964-07-14) July 14, 1964 (age 59)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
EducationWofford College (BA)
University of South Carolina (JD)

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

Early life and education

D. Garrison Hill was born on July 14, 1964[3] in Greenville, South Carolina[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.[4]

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.[5] On February 1, 2017, he was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly in a 148–0 vote[6] 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.[7] 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.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Judicial Merit Selection Commission". Columbia, South Carolina: South Carolina General Assembly. February 25, 2000. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Judge D. Garrison Hill". www.sccourts.org. Archived from the original on January 31, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "Judicial Merit Selection Commission". Columbia, South Carolina: South Carolina General Assembly. December 2, 2003. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Hon. D. Garrison Hill Judge Profile on Martindale.com". www.martindale.com. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Election to Court of Appeals, Seat 9". February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  7. ^ "Election to Supreme Court, Seat 4". February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  8. ^ Bollard, James (January 18, 2023). "South Carolina Supreme Court set for all-male bench". AP NEWS. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  9. ^ 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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Preceded by Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals
2017–2023 		Succeeded by
Letitia Verdin
Preceded by Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court
2023–present 		Incumbent