Cely A. Brigman

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Cely A. Brigman

4th Judicial Circuit

Tenure

Present officeholder

Term ends

2028

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Education

Bachelor's

Columbia College, 1983

Law

University of South Carolina School of Law, 1985

Personal

Profession

Attorney

Cely A. Brigman is a family court judge in the 4th Judicial Circuit in South Carolina. She was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly in May 2015 and re-elected on February 2, 2022. She was previously a magistrate judge in Darlington County.

Education

Brigman received a bachelor's degree in public affairs from Columbia College in 1983 and a J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1985.

Career

Brigman was elected to the family court in 2015. She served as chief magistrate judge of Darlington County from 2004 to 2015. She also spent 29 years as an attorney in private practice.

See also

• Courts in South Carolina
• South Carolina Family Courts
• Judicial selection in South Carolina

External links

• South Carolina Judicial Department, "Judge Cely Anne Brigman"

Footnotes

South Carolina courts

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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