Jerry Deese Vinson, Jr.
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Jerry Deese Vinson Jr.
South Carolina Court of Appeals
Tenure
2022 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
3
Prior offices
Twelfth Circuit
Compensation
Elections and appointments
Education
Jerry Deese Vinson Jr. is a judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals. He assumed office on January 1, 2022. His current term ends on June 30, 2027.
Vinson, Jr. was a family court judge for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit in South Carolina.[1] He was elected to the court by the South Carolina General Assembly in 2004. Vinson was elected to the South Carolina Court of Appeals on February 3, 2021.[2]
Education
Vinson received his B.S. in biology from Francis Saint Marion College and his J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1985.[3]
Career
After graduating from law school, Vinson worked as a law clerk for John Waller, then a circuit court judge for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit. Afterward, he practiced law with the firm of Turner, Padget, Graham and Laney, P.A., and later, with his wife, formed their own firm, The Vinson Law Firm, P.A. His firm eventually merged into the firm of McDougall & Self, L.L.P., where he worked up until his election to the court in 2004.[3]
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Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina Judicial Department, "Family Court Judges - Circuit 12," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Judicial Branch, "Judge Jerry D. Vinson, Jr.," accessed January 19, 2022
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