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T. Carroll Atkinson III
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T. Carroll Atkinson III is a probate judge for Marion County, South Carolina.[1] Atkinson was elected to this position in July of 1987.[2]
Atkinson advanced from the Democratic Party primary election on June 14, 2016, and won re-election without opposition in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Biography
Atkinson earned an undergraduate degree in business administration from Newberry College. He is a former member of the Marion City Council as well as the Marion and Mullins Chamber of Commerce.[2]
Elections
2016
| Marion County Probate Court, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 T. Carroll Atkinson III Incumbent |
62.43% | 5,295 |
| Levone Graves | 37.57% | 3,186 |
| Total Votes | 8,481 | |
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission, "Marion 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.[3] 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.[4]
See also
- Marion County, South Carolina
- South Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- South Carolina Probate Courts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina Judicial Department, "Probate Judges," accessed June 10, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 South Carolina Judicial Department, "Judge T. Carroll Atkinson," accessed June 10, 2015
- ↑ South Carolina Judicial Department, "Probate Court," accessed September 5, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: South Carolina; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
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
