South Carolina Judicial Department

The Commission on Judicial Conduct was created by Rule 502, South Carolina Appellate Court Rules, to investigate complaints of judicial misconduct and incapacity made against judges who are a part of the South Carolina unified court system. This twenty-six (26) member Commission is made up of fourteen (14) judges, four (4) attorneys, and eight (8) members of the general public.

The Chairman of the Commission on Judicial Conduct is The Honorable Thomas W. Cooper, Jr., a Circuit Court Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit. The Commission on Judicial Conduct's Vice-Chairman is The Honorable George M. McFaddin, Jr., a Family Court Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit in Sumter, South Carolina.

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Lesley M. Coggiola
Disciplinary Counsel

Office Location:
1015 Sumter Street
Suite G-08
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Telephone: (803) 734-2038

Mailing Address:
Office of Disciplinary Counsel
Post Office Box 12159
Columbia, South Carolina 29211

Commission on Judicial Conduct
1015 Sumter Street, Suite 111
Columbia, SC 29201
Telephone: (803) 734-1965
Voice: (803) 734-2038