Carol Connor (1950 – February 20, 2004) was the first female circuit court, first appeal court, and first supreme court judge in South Carolina.[1][2]
Carol Connor | |
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Born | 1950 ![]() Kingstree ![]() |
Died | February 20, 2004 ![]() |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Judge ![]() |
Position held | circuit judge, supreme court judge (1984–) ![]() |
Connor was born in Kingstree, South Carolina in 1950.[1] She received her juris doctor at the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1976.[3] Connor married Attorney and state legislator Palmer Freeman.[4]
She became the first female judge for the South Carolina Circuit Court in 1988 for Richland and Kershaw counties.[2] In 1993, she became the first woman judge on the South Carolina Court of Appeals.[2] In 1984, she became the first woman to be an acting justice on the South Carolina Supreme Court.[2]
On February 20, 2004, Connor died of breast cancer.[2][5]
References
edit- ^ a b "SC Judicial Branch". www.sccourts.org. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "State's first female circuit court judge dies at 54". Spartanburg Herald Journal. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Carol Connor". SC Women In Leadership. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ "Teen charged with threatening judge". www.wistv.com. September 17, 2003. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ MEG KINNARD (January 14, 2010). "S.C. high court gets 2nd female justice". Post and Courier. Associated Press. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
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