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Revision as of 04:26, 2 June 2024

Letitia H. Verdin
Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals Seat 2
Assumed office
February 13, 2023
Appointed bySouth Carolina General Assembly
Preceded byH. Bruce Williams
Judge of the 13th Judicial Circuit South Carolina Circuit Court Seat 2
In office
February 3, 2011 – February 9, 2023
Appointed bySouth Carolina General Assembly
Preceded byJohn Cannon Few
Succeeded byJessica Ann Salvini
13th circuit of the South Carolina Family Court Seat 3
In office
June 2, 2008 – 2011
Appointed bySouth Carolina General Assembly
Preceded byAphrodite Konduros
Personal details
Born
Lala Letitia Hamilton

1970 (age 53–54)[1]
Seneca, South Carolina, U.S.
Alma materFurman University (BS)
University of South Carolina Law School (JS)

Letitia Hamilton Verdin (born 1970) is a judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals. She previously served as an assistant circuit solicitor, family court judge, and SC Circuit Court judge.[2][3][4]


Education and personal life

Verdin was born in Seneca, South Carolina to Angela and Harry Hamilton.[5] She received a Bachelor of Science from Furman University in 1992 and a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina Law School in 1997.[4] Verdin is married to attorney, Charles "Chuck" Verdin.[6][4]

Career

After graduating law school, Verdin worked as an assistant solicitor in SC's 8th judicial circuit while also working in a private law firm.[4]

In 2008 the state's General Assembly elected Verdin to fill the vacancy on the thirteenth circuit family court created by the elevation of Judge Aphrodite Konduros to the state's Court of Appeals.[7]

In 2010, she was elected to replace the vacancy on the SC Circuit Court created by John Cannon Few's elevation to Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals.[8]

In 2023, Verdin was elected to fill a vacancy on the Court of Appeals.[4]

After the withdrawal of two other judges, Verdin is currently the sole candidate to fill the upcoming vacancy on the South Carolina Supreme Court caused by the elevation of Justice John W. Kittredge to Chief Justice.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Judicial Merit Selection Commission" (PDF). Columbia, South Carolina: South Carolina General Assembly. November 14, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  2. ^ Holdman, Jessica (2024-05-10). "2 women, 1 man among finalists for SC Supreme Court • SC Daily Gazette". SC Daily Gazette. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  3. ^ Hemphill, Joshua; Connaughton, Kevin; Guerrero, Mayra Parrilla (2024-05-30). "Judge Letitia Verdin faces election as sole candidate to SC Supreme Court following second judge withdrawal". WISTV. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  4. ^ a b c d e "SC Judicial Department". www.sccourts.org. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  5. ^ Mangrum, Dick (2023-02-10). "A Seneca "daughter" climbs the judicial ladder". 101.7 WGOG. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  6. ^ "Weddings Lala Letitia Hamilton & Charles Smith Verdin IV". The Greenville News. August 17, 1997. p. 5D. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Smith, Tim (May 22, 2008). "Upstate judges defeated in court races". The Greenville News. pp. 2A. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Woman with local ties elected to be 13th Circuit court judge". The Greenville News. February 4, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Bustos, Joseph (May 30, 2024). "SC Supreme Court will have a woman justice again after last year's all-male abortion decision". The State (newspaper). Retrieved May 30, 2024.
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the South Carolina Circuit Court
2011-2023
Succeeded by
Jessica Ann Salvini
Preceded by
H. Bruce Williams
Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals
2023–present
Incumbent