Gerald C. Smoak, Jr.

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Gerald C. Smoak Jr.
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Prior offices:
14th Judicial Circuit
Years in office: 1995 - 2025

Education
Bachelor's
University of South Carolina, 1980
Law
University of South Carolina, 1983


Gerald C. Smoak, Jr. was a family court judge for the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit in South Carolina.[1] Smoak was elected to the court by the South Carolina General Assembly and assumed office on July 1, 1995.[2] He was re-elected in February 2019.[3]

Education

Smoak received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Carolina in 1980 and his J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1983.[2]

Career

  • 1995-present: Family Court Judge, Fourteenth Circuit
  • 1993-1995: Part-time Public Defender, Colleton County
  • 1985-1995: Public Defender, City of Walterboro
  • 1984-1993: Assistant Solicitor, Fourteenth Judicial Circuit (prosecuted DSS Child Abuse and Neglect)
  • 1984-1995: Attorney in private practice
  • 1983-1984: Law Clerk, Judge William T. Howell[2]

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