South Carolina Legislature

Judiciary Committee
Message from Chairman
Wm. Weston J. Newton
District 120, Beaufort County
As chair of the South Carolina House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the committee’s webpage.  Here you will find more information about the workings of the committee, which is one of the six standing committees in the House that vet legislation.  Its official name in the House Rules is the Committee on the Judiciary (Privileges and Elections).

The official name is important as House Rule 4.3 provides that committees have jurisdiction over matters pertaining to the subjects indicated by the names of the respective committees and the subject matter in parenthesis following the names.  As reflected in the materials on this webpage, many bills (e.g., 457 in 2023) in the House are referred to the Judiciary Committee.  The diversity of topics addressed is indicated by the committee’s five subcommittees: Constitutional Laws; Criminal Laws; General Laws; Family, Business, and Probate Law; and Special Laws.

On behalf of my colleagues, thank you for your interest in the House Judiciary Committee.  Our meetings stream online and are archived on the General Assembly’s website for the public to view.  Your input is always welcome at [email protected] as many good ideas compete for limited legislative time for review.

Sincerely,

Wm. Weston J. Newton
Committee Staff
  • Kate Crater - Chief Counsel
  • James "Jimmy" Hinson - Deputy Chief Counsel
  • Jennifer Dobson - Chief Legal Counsel
  • Truxtun Umsted - Asst. Legal Counsel
  • Teague McQueen - Exec. Asst.
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Contact Information
Post Office Box 11867
Columbia, South Carolina 29211
Room 512 Blatt Building
Telephone: (803) 734-3120
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Scheduled Meetings as of 12/21/2024 06:44am EST

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Video Archives
MembersSubcommitteesRedistrictingAd Hoc Committee
Wm. Weston J. Newton - Chairman
District 120, Beaufort County
Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr. - 1st V.C.
District 63, Florence County
John R. McCravy, III - 2nd V.C.
District 13, Greenwood County
William H. Bailey
District 104, Horry County
Justin T. Bamberg
District 90, Bamberg County
Beth E. Bernstein
District 78, Richland County
Thomas C. "Case" Brittain, Jr.
District 107, Horry County
Paula Rawl Calhoon
District 87, Lexington County
Jerry N. Govan, Jr.
District 93, Orangeburg County
Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr.
District 106, Horry County
Rosalyn D. Henderson-Myers,, Ph.D.
District 31, Spartanburg County
Jeffrey E. "Jeff" Johnson
District 58, Horry County
John Richard C. King
District 49, York County
Kathy Landing
District 80, Charleston County
Jason S. Luck
District 54, Marlboro County
David Martin
District 26, York County
Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr.
District 96, Lexington County
Cody T. Mitchell
District 65, Darlington County
Travis A. Moore
District 33, Spartanburg County
Robby Robbins
District 97, Dorchester County
Seth Rose
District 72, Richland County
Tiffany Spann-Wilder
District 109, Charleston County
Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore
District 115, Charleston County
William W. "Will" Wheeler, III
District 50, Lee County
Paul B. Wickensimer
District 22, Greenville County
Subcommittee Assignments 2023
The 2021 House Redistricting Website is live. - August 2, 2021
Ad Hoc Committee to investigate whether the Comptroller General has committed acts in office rising to the level that action should be taken under Article XV of the South Carolina Constitution. This review may include but is not limited to consideration of H.4068.
Information older than two years has been moved to the House Judiciary Committee Archives page.


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