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Clerk of Court

The Honorable Jackie S. Bowers
PO Drawer 10
Newberry, SC 29108-0010
Office: (803) 321-2110
Fax: (803) 321-2111

Resident Circuit Court Judges*

The Honorable Frank R. Addy, Jr.
528 Monument St., Ste. 210
Greenwood, SC 29646
Office: (864) 943-8020
Fax: (864) 942-8581

The Honorable Eugene C. Griffith, Jr.
P.O. Box 375
1226 College St.
Newberry, SC 29108
Office: (803) 321-1430
Fax: (803) 276-3281

*These judges are assigned to the 8th Circuit.

Family Court Judges*

The Honorable Joseph W. McGowan, III
P O Box 325
100 Hillcrest Square
Laurens, SC 29360
Office: (864) 984-4416
Fax: (864) 984-0508

The Honorable John M. Rucker
P O Box 756
1309 College Street
Newberry, SC 29108-0756
Office: (803) 321-2637
Fax: (803) 276-8148

The Honorable Joseph C. Smithdeal
528 Monument Street, Rm. 208
Greenwood, SC 29646
Office: (864) 942-8643
Fax: (864) 229-0671

*These judges are assigned to the 8th Circuit.

Master-In-Equity

There is no Master-In-Equity for this county.

Probate Court Judges

The Honorable Kelly Baker Nobles
PO Box 442
Newberry, SC 29108-0442
Office: (803) 321-2118
Fax: (803) 321-2119

The Honorable Amelia W. Shields
PO Box 442
Newberry, SC 29108-0442
Office: (803) 321-2118
Fax: (803) 321-2119

Magistrates

The Honorable Arthur Lecester Jayroe, Jr.
Post Office Box 100
Little Mountain, SC 29075-0100
Office: (803) 345-1040
Fax: (803) 945-7222
Chief Magistrate

The Honorable Ronald C. Halfacre
Law Enforcement Complex
3239 Louis Rich Road
Newberry, SC 29108-1540
Office: (803) 321-2144
Fax: (803) 321-2172

The Honorable Gordon B. Johnson, Sr.
3239 Louis Rich Road
Newberry, SC 29108-1540
Office: (803) 321-2144
Fax: (803) 321-2172

The Honorable Richard Charles Lail
Post Office Box 98
Peak, SC 29122-0098
Office: (803) 323-5052

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