A. Lee Chandler Explained

Archie Lee Chandler
Office:Chief Justice of South Carolina
Termstart:June 22, 1994
Termend:December 16, 1994
Predecessor:David W. Harwell
Successor:Ernest A. Finney, Jr.
Office2:Associate Justice of South Carolina
Termstart2:1984
Termend2:June 22, 1994
Predecessor2:C. Bruce Littlejohn
Successor2:John H. Waller
Birth Date:December 16, 1922
Birth Place:Orangeburg, South Carolina, US
Death Place:Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, US
Spouse:Martha Nell Wilkins
Alma Mater:The Citadel, George Washington University (A.B.), University of South Carolina School of Law

Archie Lee Chandler (December 16, 1922 – July 18, 2012) was an associate justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. He attended The Citadel, but had to miss his senior year to join the military during World War II. He settled in Darlington, South Carolina to practice law, and was elected from there to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1972. In 1976, he was made a trial court judge, a position he held until being elevated to the South Carolina Supreme Court.[1] He was elected to the South Carolina Supreme Court in 1984 and became the chief justice in 1994. His election to be the new chief justice took place on February 23, 1994.[2] He was sworn in on June 22, 1994.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Memory Hold the Door . University of South Carolina . November 23, 2014.
  2. News: Chandler will lead high court . Post and Courier . February 24, 1994 . Gaulden, Sid . Charleston, South Carolina . 3B.
  3. News: Chandler takes oath as S.C. chief justice . News and Courier . June 23, 1994 . 2B.