page_title: South Carolina Supreme Court
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: South Carolina Supreme Court / History
caption_attribution_description: English: The Supreme Court of South Carolina's building
context_page_description: The South Carolina Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The court is composed of a Chief Justice and four Associate Justices.
context_section_description: The Supreme Court of South Carolina Building is located in the state capital of Columbia.  The court moved into its current location, a former United States Post Office building, in 1971. It was built between 1917 and 1921, and is a two-story, Neo-Classical style building. The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1972. Prior to 1971, the court met in a section of the South Carolina State House in an area totaling approximately 1,400 square feet (130 m²); the justices did not have individual offices, but instead met in a common conference room when not presiding over a session of court.
  Controversy arose in late 2007 after The State newspaper reported that the Supreme Court reversed the grades of 20 people who failed the South Carolina bar exam, including children of prominent attorneys, by voiding the results of the wills, trusts, and estates section of the exam.
  From 1930 to 2016, the South Carolina Supreme Court has had 17 Chief Justices.
caption: Supreme Court of South Carolina Building, December 2009
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