Donald Beatty
Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court
Assumed office
February 1, 2017
Preceded byCosta M. Pleicones
Associate Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court
Assumed office
May 23, 2007
Preceded byE. C. Burnett III
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 31st district
In office
1991–1994
Preceded byTee Ferguson
Succeeded byBrenda Lee
Personal details
Born (1952-04-29) April 29, 1952 (age 71)
Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSouth Carolina State
University (BA)
University of South Carolina,
Columbia (JD)

Donald Wayne Beatty (born April 29, 1952) is the chief justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court and formerly a South Carolina Court of Appeals judge and state representative.[1] He was elected to a seat on the South Carolina Supreme Court on May 23, 2007, to replace Justice E. C. Burnett, III.[2] He became Chief Justice on February 1, 2017.

Early life and personal life

Beatty was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina on April 29, 1952 to Arthur and Ruth Beatty. He graduated from South Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974, and University of South Carolina with a Juris Doctor degree in 1979. [3]

Beatty married Angela D. Chestnut on February 23, 1985. They have three children: Brandon, Austine, and Morgan.[3]

Political career

Beatty served as a member of the Spartanburg city council from 1988 to 1990, and served two terms in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1991 to 1994 representing the 31st district.[3]

Expired nomination to district court under Obama

On February 25, 2016, President Obama nominated Beatty to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, to the seat vacated by Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, who assumed senior status on October 3, 2013.[4] On June 21, 2016, a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on his nomination.[5] On July 14, 2016, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[6] His nomination expired on January 3, 2017, with the end of the 114th Congress.

References

  1. ^ "Biography". Archived from the original on September 8, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "Judge Don Beatty, '74, elected to the Supreme Court of South Carolina". South Carolina State University. May 24, 2007. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  4. ^ ""Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, February 25, 2016". Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "Nominations for June 21, 2016, Senate Judiciary Committee". Archived from the original on January 15, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  6. ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 14, 2016, Senate Judiciary Committee" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 14, 2017. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
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