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
Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court
Assumed office
February 1, 2017
Preceded byCosta M. Pleicones
Associate Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court
Assumed office
May 23, 2007
Preceded byE. C. Burnett III
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 31st district
In office
1991–1994
Preceded byTee Ferguson
Succeeded byBrenda Lee
Personal details
Born (1952-04-29) April 29, 1952
Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSouth Carolina State
University (BA)
University of South Carolina,
Columbia (JD)
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