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U.S. District Courts for the Districts of South Carolina: Chief Judges
District of South Carolina
Number of chief judges: 12 Martin, James Robert, Jr. (1965-1979)
Hemphill, Robert Witherspoon (1979-1980)
Simons, Charles Earl, Jr. (1980-1986)
Blatt, Solomon, Jr. (1986-1990)
Hawkins, Falcon Black, Jr. (1990-1993)
Houck, C[harles] Weston (1993-2000)
Anderson, Joseph Fletcher, Jr. (2000-2007)
Norton, David C. (2007-2012)
Seymour, Margaret B. (2012-2013)
Wooten, Terry L. (2013-2019)
Harwell, Robert Bryan (2019-2024)
Cain, Timothy Martin (2024-present)
Eastern District of South Carolina
Number of chief judges: 3 Waring, Julius Waties (1948-1952)
Timmerman, George Bell, Sr. (1952-1962)
Hemphill, Robert Witherspoon (1964-1965)
Western District of South Carolina
Number of chief judges: 2 Wyche, Charles Cecil (1948-1962)
Martin, James Robert, Jr. (1962-1965)