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Eastern District of South Carolina
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Western District of South Carolina
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| February 21, 1823 3 Stat. 726 |
State districts of Barnwell, Beaufort, Charleston, Chesterfield, Colleton, Darlington, Georgetown, Horry, Kershaw, Lexington, Marion, Marlboro, Orangeburg, Richland, Sumter, and Williamsburg.
In 1898, in Barrett v. United States , 169 U.S. 219, the Supreme Court held that South Carolina constituted a single judicial district. |
State districts of Abbeville, Chester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Lancaster, Laurens, Newberry, Pendleton, Spartanburg, Union, and York.
In 1898, in Barrett v. United States , 169 U.S. 219, the Supreme Court held that South Carolina constituted a single judicial district. |
| March 3, 1911 36 Stat. 1123 |
Counties of Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Darlington, Dillon, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Marion, Marlboro, Orangeburg, Richland, Sumter, and Williamsburg. | Counties of Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Lancaster, Laurens, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Saluda, Spartanburg, Union, and York. |
| February 5, 1912 37 Stat. 60 |
Counties of Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Darlington, Dillon, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Marion, Marlboro, Orangeburg, Richland, Sumter, and Williamsburg. | The statute made no changes to the district. |
| June 26, 1926 44 Stat. 773 |
Counties of Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Darlington, Dillon, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Hampton, Horry, Jasper, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Marion, Marlboro, Orangeburg, Richland, Sumter, and Williamsburg. | Counties of Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Lancaster, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Saluda, Spartanburg, Union, and York. |
| October 7, 1965 79 Stat. 951 |
The statute reorganized the state as one judicial district. | The statute reorganized the state as one judicial district. |
| *Historical county and state district information obtained from William M. Scholl Center for American History and Culture, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, at The Newberry Library. | ||