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Mary L. Blunt
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Mary L. Blunt is a probate judge for Dorchester County, South Carolina.[1] She was first elected to the court on November 4, 2008.
She was re-elected on November 6, 2012, and won a third term unopposed in the general election on November 8, 2016.[2][3]
Biography
Blunt earned her undergraduate degree in English from the College of William and Mary in 1993. She went on to receive her J.D. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1998. Blunt worked as an attorney in private practice with a focus on probate, trusts and estates, and elder law. She also previously served as a court appointed attorney for probate court cases. In July 2007, Blunt was appointed as associate probate judge for Dorchester County. She served in this position until her election to the position of probate judge on November 4, 2008.[2]
Awards and associations
- Member, Probate Court Judges Advisory Committee[4]
Elections
2016
| Dorchester County Probate Court, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Mary L. Blunt Incumbent (unopposed) | |
See also
- News: Probate Court Judges Advisory Committee Formed, January 4, 2012
- Dorchester County, South Carolina
- South Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- Courts in South Carolina
- South Carolina Probate Courts
- Judicial selection in South Carolina
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina Judicial Department, "Probate judges list," accessed February 16, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 South Carolina Judicial Department, "Judge Mary L. Blunt," accessed February 16, 2015
- ↑ Dorchester County, South Carolina, "Official Results 2012 General Election," accessed February 16, 2015
- ↑ Estate Planning & Wills, "Chief Justice Appoints Probate Judge Travis Moore to Advisory Committee," December 30, 2011
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
