Kaye Gorenflo Hearn

Hearn is a graduate of Bethany College, the University of South Carolina School of Law, and the University of Virginia School of Law. Following her graduation from law school, Hearn clerked for Justice Julius B. Ness of the South Carolina Supreme Court and then practiced law in Horry County, South Carolina. Prior to her service on the Supreme Court, Hearn was elected to the South Carolina Family Court and was the chief judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals. Hearn retired from the court on December 31, 2022.^[2]

Hearn also holds honorary degrees from institutions including the Charleston School of Law, Francis Marion University, and the University of South Carolina.^[3][4]

Her husband, George M. Hearn, is a former member of the legislature and a family law attorney in town.^[5][6]