Ernest A. Finney Jr.
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Ernest Adolphus Finney Jr. (March 23, 1931 – December 3, 2017) was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice appointed to the South Carolina Supreme Court since the Reconstruction Era.[1] He spent the last years of his life in Sumter, South Carolina. He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.[2]
Quick Facts Chief Justice of South Carolina, Preceded by ...
Ernest A. Finney Jr. | |
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Chief Justice of South Carolina | |
In office December 1994 – March 23, 2000 | |
Preceded by | A. Lee Chandler |
Succeeded by | Jean H. Toal |
Associate Justice of South Carolina | |
In office 1985 – December 1994 | |
Preceded by | Julius B. Ness |
Succeeded by | E. C. Burnett, III |
Personal details | |
Born | Ernest Adolphus Finney Jr. (1931-03-23)March 23, 1931 Smithfield, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | December 3, 2017(2017-12-03) (aged 86) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
Spouse | Frances Davenport Finney |
Children | 3, including Nikky Finney |
Alma mater | Claflin College (B.A. 1952) South Carolina State University (J.D. 1954) |
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