Judiciary Committee, South Carolina House of Representatives

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The Judiciary Committee is a standing committee of the South Carolina House of Representatives.

Per the House Rules, committees of the South Carolina House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House as soon as possible after members have been sworn in at the start of a new session. Chairs of committees are elected by the committee members unless otherwise established by rule or statute. Committees may choose to elect a vice-chair but are not required. The Speaker, Speaker Pro Tempore, and House Clerk serve as ex officio members of the Operations and Management Committee.

See rules: House Rules

Membership

2023-2024 legislative session

House Judiciary Committee, 2023-2024
Democratic members (10)	Republican members (13)	Third-party members(0)
John King 2nd Vice Chair Jermaine Johnson Spencer Wetmore Ivory Thigpen Seth Rose Rosalyn Henderson Myers Patricia Henegan Beth Bernstein Justin Bamberg Will Wheeler	Jordan Pace 1st Vice Chair Weston Newton Chairman John McCravy Carla Schuessler Robby Robbins Travis Moore Cody Mitchell Matthew Leber Brandon Guffey Val Guest Jason Elliott Ben Connell William Bailey

2021-2022 legislative session

House Judiciary Committee, 2021-2022
Democratic members (9)	Republican members (15)	Third-party members(0)
John King 1st vice chairman Cezar McKnight Will Wheeler Spencer Wetmore Ivory Thigpen Seth Rose Patricia Henegan Beth Bernstein Justin Bamberg	Chris Murphy Chairman Neal Collins 2nd vice chairman Russell Fry Jason Elliott Weston Newton Brandon Newton John McCravy William Bailey Jay Jordan Jeff Johnson Max Hyde Sylleste Davis West Cox Micah Caskey Bruce M. Bryant

Mandy Kimmons (R) left this committee on December 21, 2021. ^[Source]

2019-2020 legislative session

House Judiciary Committee, 2019-2020
Democratic members (9)	Republican members (15)	Third-party members(0)
Mandy Powers Norrell 1st vice chairman Beth Bernstein Will Wheeler Seth Rose Cezar McKnight John King Justin Bamberg Laurie Funderburk Patricia Henegan	Eddie Tallon 2nd vice chairman Jay Jordan Weston Newton Chris Murphy John McCravy Nancy Mace Jeff Johnson Jeff Bradley Max Hyde Russell Fry Jason Elliott Sylleste Davis Neal Collins Gary Clary Micah Caskey

Peter McCoy (R, Chairman) left this committee on March 30, 2020.

2017 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

Judiciary Members, 2017
Democratic members (9)	Republican members (16)
• James Smith, Jr., Vice chair	• Francis Delleney, Jr., Chair
• John King	• Dennis Moss, Vice chair
• Mandy Powers Norrell	• Eric Bedingfield
• Jackson Whipper	• Micah Caskey
• Beth Bernstein	• Russell Fry
• Laurie Funderburk	• Jeff Johnson
• Joseph McEachern	• John McCravy
• James Rutherford	• Chris Murphy
• J. David Weeks	• Samuel Rivers, Jr.
	• Eddie Tallon
	• Bruce Bannister
	• Gary Clary
	• Jay Jordan
	• Peter McCoy
	• Weston Newton
	• Rick Quinn

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

2011-2012

Judiciary Committee Members, 2011
Democratic members (10)	Republican members (15)
• James Smith, Jr., Vice Chair	• James Harrison, Chair
• Karl Allen	• George Hearn, Vice Chair
• Boyd Brown	• Bruce Bannister
• Laurie Funderburk	• Alan Clemmons
• Walton McLeod	• Derham Cole, Jr.
• James Rutherford	• Francis Delleney, Jr.
• Bakari Sellers	• Dan Hamilton
• Leonidas Stavrinakis	• Jenny Horne
• J. David Weeks	• Peter McCoy
• Jackson Whipper	• Wendy Nanney
	• Garry Smith, South Carolina Representative
	• Mike Sottile
	• Eddie Tallon
	• Thad Viers
	• Tom Young

2009-2010

Judiciary Committee Members, 2009
Democratic members (10)	Republican members (15)
• Douglas Jennings, Jr., Vice Chair	• James Harrison, Chair
• Jackson Whipper	• Garry Smith, Vice Chair
• J. David Weeks	• Thad Viers
• Leonidas Stavrinakis	• Annette Young
• Walton McLeod	• Mike Sottile
• Vida Miller	• James Smith
• James Rutherford	• Jenny Horne
• Bakari Sellers	• Keith Kelly
• Laurie Funderburk	• Wendy Nanney
• Karl Allen	• George Hearn
	• Dan Hamilton
	• Francis Delleney, Jr.
	• Derham Cole, Jr.
	• Alan Clemmons
	• Bruce Bannister

External links

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Current members of the South Carolina House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:G. Murrell Smith

Majority Leader:Davey Hiott

Minority Leader:James Rutherford

Representatives

District 1

Bill Whitmire (R)

District 2

Adam Duncan (R)

District 3

Phillip Bowers (R)

District 4

Davey Hiott (R)

District 5

Neal Collins (R)

District 6

April Cromer (R)

District 7

Lee Gilreath (R)

District 8

Don Chapman (R)

District 9

Blake Sanders (R)

District 10

Thomas Beach (R)

District 11

Craig Gagnon (R)

District 12

Daniel Gibson (R)

District 13

John McCravy (R)

District 14

Luke Rankin (R)

District 15

JA Moore (D)

District 16

Mark Willis (R)

District 17

Mike Burns (R)

District 18

Alan Morgan (R)

District 19

Patrick Haddon (R)

District 20

Stephen Frank (R)

District 21

Vacant

District 22

Paul Wickensimer (R)

District 23

Chandra Dillard (D)

District 24

Bruce Bannister (R)

District 25

Wendell Jones (D)

District 26

David Martin (R)

District 27

David Vaughan (R)

District 28

Chris Huff (R)

District 29

Dennis Moss (R)

District 30

Brian Lawson (R)

District 31

Rosalyn Myers (D)

District 32

Scott Montgomery (R)

District 33

Travis Moore (R)

District 34

Sarita Edgerton (R)

District 35

Bill Chumley (R)

District 36

Robert Harris (R)

District 37

Steven Long (R)

District 38

Josiah Magnuson (R)

District 39

Cal Forrest (R)

District 40

Joe White (R)

District 41

Annie McDaniel (D)

District 42

Doug Gilliam (R)

District 43

Randy Ligon (R)

District 44

Mike Neese (R)

District 45

Brandon Newton (R)

District 46

Heath Sessions (R)

District 47

Tommy Pope (R)

District 48

Brandon Guffey (R)

District 49

John King (D)

District 50

Keishan Scott (D)

District 51

J. Weeks (D)

District 52

Jermaine Johnson (D)

District 53

Richie Yow (R)

District 54

Jason Luck (D)

District 55

Jackie Hayes (D)

District 56

Tim McGinnis (R)

District 57

Lucas Atkinson (D)

District 58

Jeff Johnson (R)

District 59

Terry Alexander (D)

District 60

Phillip Lowe (R)

District 61

Carla Schuessler (R)

District 62

Robert Williams (D)

District 63

Jay Jordan (R)

District 64

Fawn Pedalino (R)

District 65

Cody Mitchell (R)

District 66

Jackie Terribile (R)

District 67

G. Murrell Smith (R)

District 68

Heather Crawford (R)

District 69

Chris Wooten (R)

District 70

Robert Reese (D)

District 71

Nathan Ballentine (R)

District 72

Seth Rose (D)

District 73

Christopher Hart (D)

District 74

James Rutherford (D)

District 75

Heather Bauer (D)

District 76

Leon Howard (D)

District 77

Kambrell Garvin (D)

District 78

Beth Bernstein (D)

District 79

Hamilton Grant (D)

District 80

Kathy Landing (R)

District 81

Charles Hartz (R)

District 82

William Clyburn (D)

District 83

Bill Hixon (R)

District 84

Melissa Oremus (R)

District 85

Jay Kilmartin (R)

District 86

Bill Taylor (R)

District 87

Paula Calhoon (R)

District 88

Vacant

District 89

Micah Caskey (R)

District 90

Justin Bamberg (D)

District 91

Lonnie Hosey (D)

District 92

Brandon Cox (R)

District 93

Jerry Govan (D)

District 94

Gil Gatch (R)

District 95

Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D)

District 96

D. McCabe (R)

District 97

Robby Robbins (R)

District 98

Chris Murphy (R)

District 99

Mark Smith (R)

District 100

Sylleste Davis (R)

District 101

Roger Kirby (D)

District 102

Harriet Holman (R)

District 103

Carl Anderson (D)

District 104

William Bailey (R)

District 105

Kevin Hardee (R)

District 106

Val Guest (R)

District 107

Case Brittain (R)

District 108

Lee Hewitt (R)

District 109

Tiffany Spann-Wilder (D)

District 110

Tom Hartnett (R)

District 111

Wendell Gilliard (D)

District 112

Joe Bustos (R)

District 113

Courtney Waters (D)

District 114

Gary Brewer (R)

District 115

Spencer Wetmore (D)

District 116

James Teeple (R)

District 117

Jordan Pace (R)

District 118

Bill Herbkersman (R)

District 119

Leonidas Stavrinakis (D)

District 120

Weston Newton (R)

District 121

Michael Rivers (D)

District 122

Bill Hager (R)

District 123

Jeff Bradley (R)

District 124

Shannon Erickson (R)

Republican Party (86)

Democratic Party (36)

Vacancies (2)