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  • Judicial Qualifications Results

    The SC Bar Judicial Qualifications Committee evaluates all candidates for selection to the South Carolina Supreme Court, South Carolina Court of Appeals, South Carolina Circuit and Family Courts and Administrative Law Judges.

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  • A Message from the President, Sept. 2023

    During my remarks when I was sworn in as President and in my July column in this magazine, I asked that as members of the South Carolina Bar, we focus on four topics in the coming year. Those areas of focus are (1) access to justice/pro bono; (2) wellness for both our mental and physical wellbeing; (3) diversity in our membership and profession; and (4) and the focus of this column, civility.

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  • From the Executive Director’s Desk, Sept. 2023

    When interviewing for this job, I was asked multiple times about my leadership style. That was easy – I am a coach, both figuratively and literally. My husband and I find ourselves on a lot of sidelines coaching and cheering on our kids – we coach our sons in basketball and I coach our daughter in 4-year-old soccer, which is as fun, challenging and exhausting as you might think.

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  • A Judicial Legacy

    For the September 2023 issue of SC Lawyer Magazine, we asked Judge Clifton Newman and Judge Jocelyn Newman to interview each other on their careers, family and what it means to have a father/daughter duo on the bench. They graciously took this project on and ended up sharing a 45-minute goldmine of stories and wisdom. Read the full interview below, or listen to it on Spotify.

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  • A Message from the President

    By Rusty Infinger It is my honor and privilege to serve as your 2023-24 SC Bar President and to thank you for allowing me and our entire Board of Governors the opportunity to serve our Bar. I am proud to be a South Carolina lawyer.

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