David Walker Harwell, Italian retired judge. Member South Carolina House of Representatives, 1962-1973. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1952-1954. Member American Bar Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, South Carolina Bar Association, South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association (Portrait and Scholarship award 1986).
Background
Harwell, David Walker was born on January 8, 1932 in Florence, South Carolina. Son of Baxter Hicks and Lacy (Rankin) H.; He is married to Deborah Boggs Harwell, a newspaper publisher, businesswoman and radio personality in Myrtle Beach, S.C. They have a second residence in Banner Elk, NC.
Education
Bachelor of Laws, Juris Doctor, University South Carolina, 1958; HHD (honorary), Frances Marion University, 1987; Doctor in Public Service (honorary), Coastal Carolina University, 2006; Bar: South Carolina 1958, United States District Court South Carolina 1958, United States Court Appeals 1964, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1961.
Career
Circuit judge 12th Judicial Court South Carolina, 1973-1980; justice South Carolina Supreme Court, 1980-1991, chief justice, 1991-1994; retired, 1994; special counsel Nelson, Mullins, Riley and Scarborough.