Letitia H. Verdin
Letitia H. Verdin | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals | |
| Assumed office February 13, 2023 | |
| Appointed by | South Carolina General Assembly |
| Preceded by | H. Bruce Williams |
| Judge of the 13th Judicial Circuit South Carolina Circuit Court | |
| In office February 3, 2011 – February 9, 2023 | |
| Appointed by | South Carolina General Assembly |
| Preceded by | John Cannon Few |
| Succeeded by | Jessica Ann Salvini |
| 13th circuit of the South Carolina Family Court | |
| In office June 2, 2008 – 2011 | |
| Appointed by | South Carolina General Assembly |
| Preceded by | Aphrodite Konduros |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lala Letitia Hamilton 1970 (age 53–54)[1] Seneca, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Furman 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
- ^ "Judicial Merit Selection Commission" (PDF). Columbia, South Carolina: South Carolina General Assembly. November 14, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e "SC Judicial Department". www.sccourts.org. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ Mangrum, Dick (2023-02-10). "A Seneca "daughter" climbs the judicial ladder". 101.7 WGOG. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "Weddings Lala Letitia Hamilton & Charles Smith Verdin IV". The Greenville News. August 17, 1997. p. 5D. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Smith, Tim (May 22, 2008). "Upstate judges defeated in court races". The Greenville News. pp. 2A. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Woman with local ties elected to be 13th Circuit court judge". The Greenville News. February 4, 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.