Kelly Pope-Black
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Kelly Pope-Black is a family court judge for the Seventh Judicial Circuit in South Carolina.[1] She was elected to the court by the South Carolina General Assembly and assumed the bench in July 2013.[2]
Education
Pope received her B.S. in sociology and political science from Presbyterian University in 1995 and her J.D. from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in 2001.[3][4]
Career
Immediately prior to joining the court, Pope was a partner at the firm of Mooneyham, Berry & Pope, LLC in Greenville, South Carolina. She has also worked at the firms of Babb & Brown, P.C., Christian & Davis, and Cobourn & Saleeby, LLP, and specialized in civil litigation in the fields of family, criminal, construction, and personal injury law.[4][5]
Approach to the law
After being elected to the Seventh Judicial Circuit, Pope was quoted:
| “ | I think when you work with children who have been abused, your perspective does shift a little...[m]y primary goal will always be to protect the children of this state and to treat those who come before me fairly.[5][6] | ” |
See also
External links
- South Carolina Judicial Department: Family Court Map
- South Carolina Judicial Department: Judge Kelly Pope-Black Biography
Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina Judicial Department: Family Court Judges - Circuit 7
- ↑ State of South Carolina, "Terms of Judges," May 15, 2013
- ↑ Martindale.com, Profile: Kelly Pope
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 South Carolina Judicial Department: Judge Kelly Pope-Black Biography
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 GoUpstate.com, "Two new judges added to seventh circuit," February 9, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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
