Donald W. Beatty

Donald Wayne Beatty (born April 29, 1952) is the chief justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court and formerly a Court of Appeals judge for the state.[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.

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
Personal details
Born (1952-04-29) April 29, 1952
Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationSouth Carolina State
University (BA)
University of South Carolina,
Columbia (JD)

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.[3] On June 21, 2016, a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee was held on his nomination.[4] On July 14, 2016, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[5] His nomination expired on January 3, 2017, with the end of the 114th Congress.

References
  1. "Biography". Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  2. "Judge Don Beatty, '74, elected to the Supreme Court of South Carolina". South Carolina State University. May 24, 2007. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  3. "Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate" White House, February 25, 2016
  4. Nominations for June 21, 2016, Senate Judiciary Committee
  5. Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 14, 2016, Senate Judiciary Committee
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