R. Ferrell Cothran, Jr.
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2028
R. Ferrell Cothran, Jr. is a circuit court judge for the Third Judicial Circuit in South Carolina.[1] He was elected to the court by the South Carolina General Assembly on February 15, 2006, and assumed office on October 2, 2006.[2] He was re-elected in 2022.[3][4]
Education
Cothran received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Carolina in 1974 and his J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1977.[2]
Career
Prior to joining the court, Cothran practiced law at his firm of Cothran, Chandler & Cothran, which became the firm of Cothran & Cothran in the early 1980s. He also previously served as a county attorney and later as the assistant solicitor for Clarendon County from 1979 until his election to the court in 2006.[2]
See also
External links
- South Carolina Judicial Department: Circuit Map
- South Carolina Judicial Department: Judge R. Ferrell Cothran, Jr. Biography
Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina Judicial Department, "Circuit Court Judges: Circuit 3," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 South Carolina Judicial Department, "Judge R. Ferrell Cothran, Jr. Biography," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ State of South Carolina, "Terms of Judges," June 6, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Judicial Branch, "Judicial Elections," February 2, 2022
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
