John W. Kittredge

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John W. Kittredge
Justice Kittredge in October 2023
Chief Justice-elect of the South Carolina Supreme Court
Assumed office
August 1, 2008
Preceded byJames E. Moore
Personal details
Born (1956-09-28) September 28, 1956 (age 67)
Greenville, South Carolina
Alma materUniversity of South Carolina (BA, JD)

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

Education and career[edit]

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[edit]

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 be chief justice Donald Beatty's successor.[3] Kittredge will take office this summer with Beatty's retirement.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Biography". Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "Terms of Judges" (PDF). South Carolina Statehouse. June 26, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  3. ^ "Kittredge elected next SC Supreme Court chief justice". South Carolina Public Radio. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  4. ^ 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 Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court
2008–present
Incumbent