SC Court of Appeals - Calhoun Building (Columbia, South Carolina)

 courthouse, state government

Named for John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was a leading politician and political theorist from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century.
SC statesman, senator, 7th US Vice President and cabinet secretary.

The building is home to the South Carolina Court of Appeals which was created to hear most types of appeals from the circuit court and the family court. Exceptions are when the appeal falls within any of the seven classes of exclusive jurisdiction listed under the Supreme Court.

The Court of Appeals is the judicial system's newest court, having commenced operation on September 1, 1983. It consists of a Chief Judge and eight associate judges who are elected by the General Assembly to staggered terms of six years each. The Court sits either as three panels of three judges each or as a whole, and it may hear oral arguments and motions in any county of the state.

Calhoun Building
1015 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Phone: 803-734-1890

www.sccourts.org/appeals/