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Alex Kinlaw, Jr.
Alex Kinlaw, Jr. is a family court judge for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in South Carolina.[1] He was elected to the court by the South Carolina General Assembly in February 2009. Kinlaw was re-elected in 2016 and 2022.[2][3][4]
Education
Kinlaw received his B.A. in political science from the University of South Carolina in 1975 and his J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1978.[2]
Career
After graduating from law school, Kinlaw worked as an attorney for the South Carolina Legal Services Program in Greenville County. He then served as an assistant public defender for Greenville County. During this time, he became a Death Penalty Certified Defense Attorney.[2]
Awards and associations
- Member, South Carolina Bar
- Member, Greenville County Bar
- Member, National Bar Association
- Member, Donald James Sampson Bar Association[2]
See also
External links
- South Carolina Judicial Department: Family Court Map
- South Carolina Judicial Department: Judge Alex Kinlaw, Jr. Biography
Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina Judicial Department, "Family Court Judges - Circuit 13," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 South Carolina Judicial Department, "Judge Alex Kinlaw, Jr. Biography," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ State of South Carolina, "Terms of Judges," June 6, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Judicial Branch, "Judicial Elections," February 2, 2022
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
