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Diane Schafer Goodstein
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2028
Diane Schafer Goodstein is a circuit court judge for the First Judicial Circuit. The First Judicial Circuit has jurisdiction in Calhoun, Dorchester, and Orangeburg counties in South Carolina.[1] Goodstein was elected to the court by the South Carolina General Assembly in May 1998 and assumed office on July 1, 1998. She was re-elected in 2016 and 2022.[2][3][4]
Education
Goodstein received her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her J.D. from the University of North Carolina School of Law.[2]
Career
- 1998-Present: Judge, First Judicial Circuit
- 1986-1988: County Attorney, Dorchester County
- 1983-1998: Partner/Vice President, Goodstein & Goodstein, P.A.
- 1981-1983: Associate Attorney, Goodstein, Bowling, Douglas & Phillips[2]
Awards and associations
- Member, South Carolina Bar Association
- Member, Dorchester County Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association[2]
See also
External links
- South Carolina Judicial Department: Circuit Map
- South Carolina Judicial Department: Diane Schafer Goodstein Biography
Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina Judicial Department, "Circuit Court Judges - Circuit 1," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 South Carolina Judicial Department, "Diane Schafer Goodstein 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
