Robert Eldon Hood
Robert Eldon Hood is a circuit court judge for the Fifth Judicial Circuit in South Carolina.[1] He was elected to the court by the South Carolina General Assembly on February 1, 2012, to fill Seat 3. Hood assumed the bench on January 1, 2013.[2][3] He was re-elected in February 2015 and February 2021 to a term expiring in 2027.[4][5]
Education
Hood received his undergraduate degree in political science from The Citadel in 1998 and his J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2001.[6]
Career
- 2012-Present: Judge, Fifth Judicial Circuit
- 2005-2012: Attorney, Strom Law Firm, LLC, Columbia, South Carolina
- 2003-2005: Assistant attorney general, State Grand Jury of the Attorney General's Office
- 2001-2003: Assistant solicitor, 5th Circuit Solicitor’s Office
- 2001: Admitted to the South Carolina Bar[6][7]
See also
- Courts in South Carolina
- South Carolina Circuit Courts
- Judicial selection in South Carolina
- News: Robert Hood elected to 5th Circuit, February 8, 2012
External links
- South Carolina Judicial Department: Circuit Map
- South Carolina Judicial Department: Judge Robert E. Hood
Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina Judicial Department, "South Carolina Circuit Court Judges," accessed July 2, 2015
- ↑ South Carolina Judicial Department Press Release "Judicial Election," February 2, 2012
- ↑ State of South Carolina, "Terms of Judges," May 15, 2013
- ↑ South Carolina Judicial Department," Judicial Elections," February 4, 2015
- ↑ South Carolina Judicial Branch, "Judicial Elections," February 3, 2021
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 South Carolina Judicial Department, "Judge Robert E. Hood," accessed July 2, 2015
- ↑ Martindale.com, Judge Profile: Robert E. Hood
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
