Paul Short
Paul E. Short Jr. was a judge on the South Carolina Court of Appeals. He was elected to this position on May 25, 2004, effective June 3, 2004.[1] He was re-elected to a new six-year term by the South Carolina State Legislature in 2017.[2] Short retired from the bench in 2019.[3] He passed away on March 2, 2021.[4]
Education
Short received his bachelor's degree from The Citadel in 1968 and his J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1971. He served in the U.S. Army in 1971, served in the South Carolina National Guard in 1973 and was discharged from the Army reserve in 1974.[1]
Career
Short practiced law in Chester County, South Carolina for 20 years before becoming a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1982. In 1991, he was elected to the South Carolina Circuit Court. He became a Resident Judge of the 6th Judicial Circuit in 1999 and was elected to the Court of Appeals in 2004.[1] In 2010, Short was one of three candidates nominated by the South Carolina Judicial Merit Selection Commission for the position of chief judge for the South Carolina Court of Appeals, but the South Carolina State Legislature elected John C. Few.[5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Official biography of Judge Short
- ↑ Fits News, "Here Are Your New Judges, South Carolina," February 1, 2017
- ↑ The News & Reporter, "'A Judge’s Judge': Friends and colleagues celebrate the legacy of Paul Short," December 3, 2019
- ↑ The News & Reporter, "'Sine die, your honor': Judge Paul E. Short’s earthly court stands in recess," March 9, 2021
- ↑ Greenville Online "Greenville's John Few nominated for chief judge of appeals court," November 3, 2009
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