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'''Joseph Collins Smithdeal''' is a [[South Carolina Family Courts|family court]] judge for the [[8th Judicial Circuit, South Carolina| Eighth Judicial Circuit]] in [[South Carolina]].<ref>[http://www.judicial.state.sc.us/familyCourt/judgesbycircuit.cfm?circuitno=8 South Carolina Judicial Department: Family Court Judges - Circuit 8]</ref> He was [[Judicial selection in South Carolina|elected]] to the court by the {{BP|South Carolina General Assembly}} on January 30, 2013.<ref>[http://www.judicial.state.sc.us/whatsnew/displaywhatsnew.cfm?indexID=852 ''South Carolina Judicial Department website'', "Court News: Judicial Elections," January 30, 2013]</ref><ref>[http://www.scstatehouse.gov/judicialmeritpage/TermsofJudges.pdf ''State of South Carolina'', "Terms of Judges," May 15, 2013]</ref> He was re-elected in February 2019.<ref>[https://www.sccourts.org/whatsnew/displaywhatsnew.cfm?indexID=2375 ''South Carolina Judicial Branch'', "Court News: Judicial Elections," accessed June 24, 2019]</ref>
'''Joseph Collins Smithdeal''' is a [[South Carolina Family Courts|family court]] judge for the [[8th Judicial Circuit, South Carolina| Eighth Judicial Circuit]] in [[South Carolina]].<ref>[http://www.judicial.state.sc.us/familyCourt/judgesbycircuit.cfm?circuitno=8 South Carolina Judicial Department: Family Court Judges - Circuit 8]</ref> He was [[Judicial selection in South Carolina|elected]] to the court by the {{BP|South Carolina General Assembly}} on January 30, 2013.<ref>[http://www.judicial.state.sc.us/whatsnew/displaywhatsnew.cfm?indexID=852 ''South Carolina Judicial Department website'', "Court News: Judicial Elections," January 30, 2013]</ref><ref>[http://www.scstatehouse.gov/judicialmeritpage/TermsofJudges.pdf ''State of South Carolina'', "Terms of Judges," May 15, 2013]</ref> He was re-elected in February 2019.<ref>[https://www.sccourts.org/whatsnew/displaywhatsnew.cfm?indexID=2375 ''South Carolina Judicial Branch'', "Court News: Judicial Elections," accessed June 24, 2019]</ref>



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Joseph Collins Smithdeal
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South Carolina 8th Circuit Court
Tenure
2013 - Present
Term ends
2025
Years in position
13

Elections and appointments
Appointed
January 30, 2013
Education
Bachelor's
The Citadel, 1989
Law
University of South Carolina, 1992


Joseph Collins Smithdeal is a family court judge for the Eighth Judicial Circuit in South Carolina.[1] He was elected to the court by the South Carolina General Assembly on January 30, 2013.[2][3] He was re-elected in February 2019.[4]

Education

Smithdeal received his B.A. from The Citadel in 1989 and his J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1992.[5][6]

Career

Before his election to the court, Smithdeal practiced law with the firm of Ayers, Smithdeal & Bettis, PC in Greenwood, South Carolina for twenty years.[6]

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