John Cannon Few

John Cannon Few
Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court
Assumed office
January 1, 2016
Preceded byJean H. Toal
Personal details
Born (1963-04-09) April 9, 1963
EducationDuke University (BA)
University of South Carolina (JD)

John Cannon Few (born April 9, 1963) is a justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court

Early life and education

Education

Few is a graduate of Duke University, where he served as the athletic mascot, and the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he was a member of The Order of Wig and Robe and The Order of the Coif. He also served as Student Works Editor of the South Carolina Law Review.[1]

Few began his legal career as law clerk to The Honorable G. Ross Anderson, United States District Judge. He then went on to private practice, which he left in 2000 to serve as a trial judge on the Circuit Court of South Carolina. Few became Chief Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals in 2010, departing that position to join the South Carolina Supreme Court in 2016.[2]

2016 South Carolina Supreme Court election

Few was elected to the South Carolina Supreme Court on February 3, 2016, and sworn in on February 9, 2016, to fill the position vacated by Jean H. Toal who retired.[3]

2026 South Carolina Supreme Court election

At the end of his ten year term, Few ran for re-election to the South Carolina Supreme Court, and faces three challengers: former South Carolina House Speaker Jay Lucas, Chief Administrative Law Judge Ralph Anderson and Appeals Court Judge Blake Hewitt.[4] [5]

References

  1. ^ "SC Judicial Department". www.sccourts.org. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  2. ^ Monk, John (February 4, 2016). "John Few elected as new S.C. Supreme Court associate justice". The State (SC). Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  3. ^ Adcox, Seanna (February 3, 2016). "Appeals court's chief judge is newest Supreme Court justice". SFGate. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  4. ^ Green, Mary (2025-11-18). "Learn about unusual battle for a seat on South Carolina court". WRDW-TV. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
  5. ^ Reynolds, Nick (2025-11-18). "Sitting SC Supreme Court Justice faces numerous challengers, including former House Speaker". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2025-12-09.

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