David G. Guyton

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David G. Guyton

Sixteenth Circuit

Tenure

2010 - Present

Term ends

2031

Years in position

15

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Elections and appointments

Appointed

2010

Education

Bachelor's

Furman University, 1983

Law

University of South Carolina, 1987

David G. Guyton is a family court judge for the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit in South Carolina. He joined the court in April 2010.

Education

Guyton received his undergraduate degree from Furman University in 1983 and his J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1987.

Career

• 2010-present: Family Court Judge, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit
• 1999-2009: Associate City Judge, City of Rock Hill, South Carolina
• 1991-2010: Partner, Hugh Harrelson and Wes Hayes, Rock Hill, South Carolina
• 1988-1991: Judge Advocate General, United States Marine Corps
• 1988: Admitted to the South Carolina Bar

Awards and associations

Awards

• 1996-1997: Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, South Carolina Bar
• 1995: CWF Spencer Jr. Community Service Award, York County Bar
• 1995: South Carolina Outstanding Young American in Religious Leadership Award, South Carolina JayCees

Associations

• Member, York County Bar
• Member, South Carolina Bar
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Judge Advocate General’s Corps

See also

• Courts in South Carolina
• South Carolina Circuit Courts
• Judicial selection in South Carolina

External links

• South Carolina Judicial Department: Family Court Map
• South Carolina Judicial Department: Judge David G. Guyton Biography

Footnotes

South Carolina courts

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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