Edgar W. Dickson
Edgar W. Dickson was a circuit court judge for the First Judicial Circuit in South Carolina. The First Judicial Circuit has jurisdiction in Calhoun, Dorchester, and Orangeburg counties.[1] He assumed the bench on March 2, 2009. He was re-elected in 2016 and retired on June 30, 2022.[2]
Education
Dickson received his undergraduate degree in English from the University of South Carolina in 1972 and his J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1977.[2]
Career
Before he became a judge, Dickson worked as an attorney for the State Budget and Control Board. He has also previously practiced law with various law firms, including Georgaklis and Korn, Clawson, Dickson and Wilson, and Williams and Williams. His public service includes work for the Office of the Attorney General where he later became chief staff attorney for the Child Support Enforcement Division of the Department of Social Services and then general counsel for the Second Injury Fund.[2]
Awards and associations
- Member, Orangeburg County Bar Association
- Member, South Carolina Bar Association
- Member, South Carolina Trial Lawyers[3]
See also
External links
- South Carolina Judicial Department, "Circuit Map"
- South Carolina Judicial Department, "Edgar W. Dickson Biography"
- USA Today, "Mistrial for white ex-police chief in black man's death," January 13, 2015
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of South Carolina • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of South Carolina
State courts:
South Carolina Supreme Court • South Carolina Court of Appeals • South Carolina Circuit Courts • South Carolina Masters-in-Equity • South Carolina Family Courts • South Carolina Magistrate Courts • South Carolina Municipal Courts • South Carolina Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in South Carolina • South Carolina judicial elections • Judicial selection in South Carolina
