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Michael A. Davis (South Carolina)
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2020
Michael A. Davis is a judge for the Lee County Probate Court in South Carolina. He advanced from the Democratic Party primary election on June 14, 2016, and won the seat without opposition in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
| Lee County Probate Court, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Michael A. Davis |
61.32% | 2,407 |
| Tawanaka Tate | 38.68% | 1,518 |
| Total Votes | 3,925 | |
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Lee County: 2016 Republican and Democratic Primary," June 14, 2016 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
Judges of the South Carolina Probate Courts are each elected to four-year terms.[1] The elections for this court are partisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a U.S. citizen, a qualified elector of the county, older than 21 years of age, and either a bachelor's degree or four years of experience as an employee in a probate judge's office.[2]
See also
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
