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Edward B. Cottingham
Edward B. Cottingham is an active/retired circuit court judge for the Fourth Judicial Circuit in South Carolina.[1] He was elected to the court by the South Carolina General Assembly in June 1984. Cottingham retired on June 27, 2000 and has been serving as an active/retired judge since then.[2]
Education
Cottingham received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Carolina and his J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1953.[2]
Career
Before he became a judge, Cottingham served on the South Carolina House of Representatives. He also practiced law with his firm of Goldberg and Cottingham which later became Goldberg, Cottingham, Easterling & Napier.[2]
Awards and associations
- Member, South Carolina Bar Association
- Member, Marlboro County Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association[2]
See also
External links
- South Carolina Judicial Department: Circuit Map
- South Carolina Judicial Department: Judge Edward B. Cottingham Biography
- The Sun News "Lion of the court | Cancer can't keep judge off bench," April 11, 2010
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
