28 U.S.C. § 121. South Carolina
South Carolina constitutes one judicial district comprising eleven divisions.
- (1)(1)The Charleston Division comprises the counties of Berkeley, Charleston, Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester, and Georgetown.Court for the Charleston Division shall be held at Charleston.
- (2)(2)The Columbia Division comprises the counties of Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Richland, and Sumter.Court for the Columbia Division shall be held at Columbia.
- (3)(3)The Florence Division comprises the counties of Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Horry, Marion, Marlboro, and Williamsburg.Court for the Florence Division shall be held at Florence.
- (4)(4)The Aiken Division comprises the counties of Aiken, Allendale, and Barnwell.Court for the Aiken Division shall be held at Aiken.
- (5)(5)The Orangeburg Division comprises the counties of Bamberg, Calhoun, and Orangeburg.Court for the Orangeburg Division shall be held at Orangeburg.
- (6)(6)The Greenville Division comprises the counties of Greenville and Laurens.Court for the Greenville Division shall be held at Greenville.
- (7)(7)The Rock Hill Division comprises the counties of Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster, and York.Court for the Rock Hill Division shall be held at Rock Hill.
- (8)(8)The Greenwood Division comprises the counties of Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, McCormick, Newberry, and Saluda.Court for the Greenwood Division shall be held at Greenwood.
- (9)(9)The Anderson Division comprises the counties of Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens.Court for the Anderson Division shall be held at Anderson.
- (10)(10)The Spartanburg Division comprises the counties of Cherokee, Spartanburg, and Union.Court for the Spartanburg Division shall be held at Spartanburg.
- (11)(11)The Beaufort Division comprises the counties of Beaufort, Hampton, and Jasper.Court for the Beaufort Division shall be held at Beaufort.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 889; Pub. L. 89–242, § 1(a), Oct. 7, 1965, 79 Stat. 951; Pub. L. 99–657, § 2, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3670; Pub. L. 102–140, title III, § 304, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 810.)