United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
50 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted. Court-wide standing orders ↓
Joseph Dawson III
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Robert Foster ChapmanDeceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Clyde Henry HamiltonDeceased
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Donald Stuart RussellDeceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Karen LeCraft HendersonElevated to D.C. Cir. 1990
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Terry L. WootenSenior status
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Bruce Howe Hendricks
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Timothy M. CainSenior status
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Mary Geiger Lewis
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
R. Bryan HarwellSenior status
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
David C. Norton
District judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Richard Mark Gergel
District judge, appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
Joseph F. Anderson Jr.Senior status
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Jacquelyn Denise Austin
District judge, appointed by Joe Biden (Democratic)
Sherri Allen Lydon
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Dennis W. SheddElevated to Fourth Cir. 2002
District judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
William Walter Wilkins Jr.Elevated to Fourth Cir. 1986
District judge, appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Henry Franklin FloydElevated to Fourth Cir. 2011
District judge, appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
William Byrd Traxler Jr.Elevated to Fourth Cir. 1998
District judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Donald C. Coggins Jr.
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Bristow Marchant
Magistrate judge
Shiva V. Hodges
Magistrate judge
A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.Elevated to Fourth Cir. 2018
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
George Ross Anderson Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Matthew James Perry Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Thomas BeeDeceased
District judge, appointed by George Washington (Federalist)
William Hiram BrawleyDeceased
District judge, appointed by Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
Charles Earl Simons Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson
Patrick Michael DuffyRetired 2019
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Falcon Black Hawkins Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
Robert Witherspoon HemphillDeceased
District judge, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Solomon Blatt Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by Richard Nixon (Republican)
Charles Cecil WycheDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
James Robert Martin Jr.Deceased
District judge, appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Margaret B. SeymourRetired 2022
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Sheria Akins Clarke
District judge, appointed by Donald Trump (Republican)
Henry Augustus Middleton SmithDeceased
District judge, appointed by William Howard Taft
Charles Weston HouckDeceased
District judge, appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
George Seabrook BryanDeceased
District judge, appointed by Andrew Johnson
Thomas E. Rogers III
Magistrate judge
Andrew Gordon MagrathDeceased
District judge, appointed by Franklin Pierce (Democratic)
Paige Jones Gossett
Magistrate judge
John DraytonDeceased
District judge, appointed by James Madison (Democratic-Republican)
Mary Gordon Baker
Magistrate judge
Robert Budd GilchristDeceased
District judge, appointed by Martin Van Buren
Cameron McGowan CurrieSenior status
District judge, appointed by Bill Clinton (Democratic)
Henry M. Herlong Jr.Senior status
District judge, appointed by George H. W. Bush (Republican)
Kaymani D. West
Magistrate judge
Kevin F. McDonald
Magistrate judge
William Stevens Brown V
Magistrate judge
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026). Courts revise these, so confirm the current version before you file. The court's local rules ↗
- 3-25-mc-00732-TMC Procedures for Filing Access and Management of Sealed Documents ↗
- Order Regarding Procedure for the Filing Service and Management of Highly Sensitive Documents ↗
- 3.24-mc-318 Standing Order Regarding Sealing Documents Filed in Criminal Matters ↗
Filing
Submit two paper copies of an authorized highly sensitive document to the clerk in a sealed envelope marked “HIGHLY SENSITIVE DOCUMENT.”
“The required documents, unfolded, shall be submitted to the clerk's office in a sealed envelope marked ‘HIGHLY SENSITIVE DOCUMENT.’”
Sealing
File sealed documents through CM/ECF again; the September 2025 temporary paper-only order was rescinded.
“Filing Users are directed to resume filing sealed documents via CM/ECF;”
Sealing
Serve sealed documents by an authorized method outside CM/ECF because parties can no longer view them electronically.
“service of those documents can no longer be accomplished through CM/ECF.”
Sealing
Cooperation-based criminal motions under 18 U.S.C. § 3553(e), Guideline § 5K1.1, or Rule 35 may be filed under seal without the usual local-rule motion to seal.
“may be filed under seal without compliance with Local Crim. Rule 49.01(B)”