{"id":126,"date":"2026-05-19T21:07:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=126"},"modified":"2026-05-19T21:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T21:07:34","slug":"sc-supreme-court-associate-justice-john-few-will-step-down-when-term-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=126","title":{"rendered":"SC Supreme Court Associate Justice John Few will step down when term ends"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>S.C. State Supreme Court Associate Justice John Few said Tuesday he will leave his post at the end of July when his term expires.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=124\">GA man arrested in connection with Midlands officer-involved shooting, SLED says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The 63-year-old Few will hear his final cases Wednesday morning, May 20, he said in a statement issued Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The statement read: \u201cI began my service on the Supreme Court of South Carolina on February 9, 2016.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy current term \u2014 as set forth in the Constitution of South Carolina \u2014 ends on July 31, 2026. Because of the time constraints associated with the preparation and filing of opinions \u2014 including possible concurring or dissenting opinions \u2014 by July 31, the Chief Justice, the other Associate Justices, and I have agreed that the oral arguments for the current session of court (Tuesday and Wednesday) will be the final oral arguments in which I participate.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will continue to work with the Court to complete by July 31 the work on the cases we have already heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Few\u2019s statement puts to rest speculation that Chief Justice John Kittredge would continue to have Few hear appeals until a permanent replacement is elected by the General Assembly. But that is not expected to happen until next year.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Instead, Kittredge is likely to appoint various judges from the S.C. Court of Appeals and the circuit court bench to sit in on high court cases until Few\u2019s permanent successor is named.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=122\">US Senate confirms Sheria Clarke as latest federal judge for SC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Few did not give details Tuesday of what he will be doing when he leaves the high court. However, he is expected to go into private practice.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Few\u2019s legal career includes 10 years as a circuit judge, six years as chief judge on the Court of Appeals and 10 years on the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>He was likely next in line to become chief justice after Kittredge retires.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>However, powerful lawmakers in the S.C. House wanted to install a former state Speaker of the House, Jay Lucas, on the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In the resulting political upheaval, Few dropped hid bid for re-election in March at a time when it was not possible for Lucas to be elected to the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In South Carolina, the 170 state lawmakers elect judges and justices after a screening process. The 124-member House has more sway in judicial elections than the 46-member Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=121\">US Senate confirms Sheria Clarke as latest federal judge for SC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>This is a breaking news story and will be updated.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State Supreme Court associate Justice John Few was snared in General Assembly politics where powerful lawmakers schemed to replace him with a politician lobbyist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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