The start of 2024 coincides with the retirements of several well-respected business court judges. Judge Clifton Newman (South Carolina Circuit Court) retired in December 2023,…
Category: South Carolina
On July 14, 2023, South Carolina’s Supreme Court issued an administrative order amending the Business Court’s parameters and judicial appointments. This amends the Supreme Court’s…
As of May 2019, 23 states currently have operational business courts within their borders. Though not yet open for business, Wyoming’s new Chancery Court is to…
South Carolina’s Business Court Pilot Program was created in September 2007 by Administrative Order of then Chief Justice Jean Hoefer Toal. The pilot program began…
Numerous states have produced studies on the merits of establishing business courts, or reports evaluating existing business courts. This post provides links to studies and reports…