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John Kittredge


Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office July 31, 2024
Preceded by	Donald W. Beatty
Associate Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court
In office August 1, 2008 – July 31, 2024
Preceded by	James Moore
Succeeded by	Letitia H. Verdin

Personal details
Born	(1956-09-28) September 28, 1956 (age 68) Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Education	University of South Carolina (BA, JD)

John W. Kittredge (born September 28, 1956) is the chief justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Education and career

Kittredge is a graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law

Kittredge served as a Court of Appeals judge for the state from 2003 to 2008.^[1]

Supreme Court history

Elected on February 5, 2008, to replace Justice James E. Moore, Kittredge took office on August 1, 2008.^[2]

In 2024, the South Carolina General Assembly elected him to succeed Donald W. Beatty as chief justice.^[3] Kittredge will take office this summer with Beatty's retirement.^[4]

References

^ "Biography". Retrieved September 4, 2013.
^ "Terms of Judges" (PDF). South Carolina Statehouse. June 26, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
^ "Kittredge elected next SC Supreme Court chief justice". South Carolina Public Radio. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
^ Morris, Ian (March 7, 2024). "John Kittredge elected as new Chief Justice of South Carolina Supreme Court". WPDE-TV. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

Legal offices
Preceded by James Moore	Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court 2008–2024	Succeeded by Letitia H. Verdin
Preceded by Donald W. Beatty	Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court 2024–present	Incumbent

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House	Murrell Smith Jr., Speaker Tommy Pope, Speaker pro tempore Davey Hiott, Majority Leader Todd Rutherford, Minority Leader
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