D. Garrison Hill
American judge (born 1964)
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David Garrison Hill[1][2] (born July 14, 1964) is a justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. He previously served as a judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals from 2017 to 2023.
July 14, 1964
University of South Carolina (JD)
Garrison Hill | |
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| Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office February 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Kaye Gorenflo Hearn |
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| Born | David Garrison Hill July 14, 1964 |
| Education | Wofford College (BA) University of South Carolina (JD) |
Early life and education
D. Garrison Hill was born on July 14, 1964[3] in Greenville, South Carolina[2] He received a Bachelor of Arts from Wofford College in 1986 and a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina Law School in 1989.[4]
Career
After graduating law school, Hill served as a law clerk to Judge William Walter Wilkins of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. From 1990 to 2000, he was a member of Hill, Wyatt & Bannister in Greenville. In 2000, he started Hill & Hill, LLC with his father. From 2004 to 2017, he served as a resident circuit judge for the Thirteenth Circuit.[2] In 2016, he was one of five candidates to fill a vacancy on the court of appeals.[5] On February 1, 2017, he was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly in a 148–0 vote[6] to serve as a judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals, James E Lockemy.[3][2]
South Carolina Supreme Court
On February 8, 2023, he was elected by the General Assembly to serve as a justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court in a 140–0 vote.[7] He replaced retired Justice Kaye Gorenflo Hearn, making the South Carolina Supreme Court the only state supreme court in the country without a female justice[8][9] until the election of Justice Letitia H. Verdin in June 2024.[10]