Donald W. Beatty
Donald Wayne Beatty (born April 29, 1952) is the chief justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court and formerly a South Carolina Court of Appeals judge and state representative. He was elected to a seat on the South Carolina Supreme Court on May 23, 2007, to replace Justice E. C. Burnett, III. He became Chief Justice on February 1, 2017.
Donald Beatty | |
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Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court | |
Assumed office February 1, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Costa M. Pleicones |
Associate Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court | |
Assumed office May 23, 2007 | |
Preceded by | E. C. Burnett III |
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 31st district | |
In office 1991–1994 | |
Preceded by | Tee Ferguson |
Succeeded by | Brenda Lee |
Personal details | |
Born | Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S. | April 29, 1952
Political party | Democratic |
Education | South Carolina State University (BA) University of South Carolina, Columbia (JD) |
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