Carol Connor
American supreme court judge (1950–2004)
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Carol Connor (1950 – February 20, 2004) was the first female circuit court, first appeal court, and first supreme court judge in South Carolina.[1][2]
Carol Connor | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950  |
| Died | February 20, 2004 (aged 53–54) |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Position held | circuit judge, supreme court judge (1984–) |
Connor was born in Kingstree, South Carolina in 1950.[1] She received her juris doctor at the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1976.[3] Connor married Attorney and state legislator Palmer Freeman.[4]
She became the first female judge for the South Carolina Circuit Court in 1988 for Richland and Kershaw counties.[2] In 1993, she became the first woman judge on the South Carolina Court of Appeals.[2] In 1984, she became the first woman to be an acting justice on the South Carolina Supreme Court.[2]
On February 20, 2004, Connor died of breast cancer.[2][5]