Background
Hamilton Smith, John was born on July 27, 1942 in Augusta, Georgia, United States.
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John Hamilton Smith
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College of Charleston (Bachelor of Science, 1965). University of South Carolina (Juris Doctor, 1968).
Career
Worked at Young, Clement, Rivers & Tisdale, Limited Liability Partnership (Charleston, South Carolina) specializing in Insurance and Commercial Litigation, Administrative, Admiralty, Appeals, Banking, Bankruptcy, Corporate, Creditor"s Rights, Employment, Environmental, Estate Planning and Probate, Health Care, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Tax, and Workers" Compensation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1968, South Carolina. Member, Order of Wig and Robe.
Assistant Solicitor, 1970-1974.
Member, South Carolina House of Representatives, 1975-1979. South Carolina Circuit Judge, 1979-1991.
Member, 1981-1991, Chairman, 1984-1991, South Carolina Commission on Judicial Standards. Member: Judicial Continuing Legal Education Commission, 1984-1987.
South Carolina Circuit Judges Advisory Committee, 1980-1991.
South Carolina Sentencing Guidelines Commission, 1982-1984. Member: South Carolina Bar (Chairman, Special Committee on the Judiciary, 1992-1994. Member, Commission on Lawyer Conduct, 1997).
American Bar Association.
Young, Clement, Rivers & Tisdale Limited Liability Partnership is a regional civil litigation and commercial law practice, based in Charleston, South Carolina, representing local and national clients in the Southeast. The Firm"s primary areas of practice are insurance defense, complex civil litigation, and a full range of commercial and business law.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Order of Wig and Robe. Assistant Solicitor, 1970-1974. Member, South Carolina House of Representatives, 1975-1979.
South Carolina Circuit Judge, 1979-1991.
Member, 1981-1991, Chairman, 1984-1991, South Carolina Commission on Judicial Standards. Member: Judicial Continuing Legal Education Commission, 1984-1987.
South Carolina Circuit Judges Advisory Committee, 1980-1991. South Carolina Sentencing Guidelines Commission, 1982-1984.
Member: South Carolina Bar (Chairman, Special Committee on the Judiciary, 1992-1994.
Member, Commission on Lawyer Conduct, 1997). American Bar Association.
