--- title: "Abigail B. Ridgell | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/abigail-b-ridgell-probate-judge-saluda-county-probate-court-sc" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Abigail B. Ridgell Saluda County Probate Court · Probate Judge ## Profile - Court: Saluda County Probate Court - State: South Carolina - Role: Probate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - The elected Probate Judge for Saluda County, South Carolina, serving since November 5, 2024, and holding office until December 31, 2028 - Elected by the citizens of Saluda County as the Probate Court Judge on November 5th, 2024 - Appointed Associate Probate Judge in 2023 after serving as Probate Clerk from 2020, and was elected by Saluda County citizens in the 2024 general election - Began her service in the Saluda County Probate Court as the Probate Clerk in 2020 and was soon appointed as the Associate Probate Judge in 2023 ### Education ### Additional information - Nov 5, 2024 – Elected Probate Judge - Birth place: Ridgell was born in Bamberg, SC in 1995 to Jerry and Adrienne Blume. - Judge Ridgell went on to attend Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College where she received her Associate degree in General Business. - Judge Ridgell presides over the Saluda County Probate Court, which handles matters such as wills, estates, guardianships, and other probate-related cases. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### recording broadcasting photography Scope: statewide South Carolina Rule 605 generally prohibits courtroom broadcasting, televising, recording, and photography unless an exception or presiding-judge authorization applies. Evidence excerpt: the broadcasting, televising, recording, or taking photographs in the courtroom and areas immediately adjacent thereto during sessions of court or recesses between sessions is prohibited [South Carolina Appellate Court Rule 605: Broadcasting, Televising, Recording or Photographing Court Proceedings](https://www.sccourts.org/resources/judicial-community/court-rules/appellate/rule-605/) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### electronic evidence presentation Scope: statewide South Carolina Rule 605 permits the presiding judge to authorize electronic or photographic means for evidence presentation, record preservation, or judicial administration. Evidence excerpt: A presiding judge may authorize the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidence [South Carolina Appellate Court Rule 605: Broadcasting, Televising, Recording or Photographing Court Proceedings](https://www.sccourts.org/resources/judicial-community/court-rules/appellate/rule-605/) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### media coverage notice Scope: statewide South Carolina Rule 605 requires media representatives to give reasonable notice to the presiding judge when requesting courtroom coverage. Evidence excerpt: Media representatives must give reasonable notice to the presiding judge of a request to cover a proceeding. [South Carolina Appellate Court Rule 605: Broadcasting, Televising, Recording or Photographing Court Proceedings](https://www.sccourts.org/resources/judicial-community/court-rules/appellate/rule-605/) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### remote communication technology Scope: statewide South Carolina Rule 612 authorizes the Supreme Court to provide by order for courts to use remote communication technology for proceedings. Evidence excerpt: the Supreme Court of South Carolina may provide for the use of remote communication technology by the courts of this State to conduct proceedings [South Carolina Appellate Court Rule 612: Use of Remote Communication Technology](https://www.sccourts.org/resources/judicial-community/court-rules/appellate/rule-612/) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### virtual and in person recording Scope: statewide South Carolina's statewide order prohibits photographing, recording, or streaming live, virtual, or broadcasted court proceedings unless the presiding judge specifically authorizes it under Rule 605. Evidence excerpt: taking still photographs, recording (visual or audio), or streaming of any live, virtual, or subsequently broadcasted court proceeding is strictly prohibited unless specifically authorized by the presiding judge pursuant to Rule 605 [Supreme Court of South Carolina Order: Recording of In-Person or Virtual Court Proceedings](https://www.sccourts.org/courtOrders/displayOrder.cfm?orderNo=2020-09-28-01) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.sccourts.org/courts/trial-courts/probate-court/judges/abigail-b-ridgell/) - [Official roster](https://www.sccourts.org/courts/trial-courts/probate-court/judges/abigail-b-ridgell/) - [South Carolina Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.sccourts.org/courts/trial-courts/probate-court/judges/abigail-b-ridgell/) - [South Carolina Appellate Court Rule 605: Broadcasting, Televising, Recording or Photographing Court Proceedings](https://www.sccourts.org/resources/judicial-community/court-rules/appellate/rule-605/) - [South Carolina Appellate Court Rule 612: Use of Remote Communication Technology](https://www.sccourts.org/resources/judicial-community/court-rules/appellate/rule-612/) - [Supreme Court of South Carolina Order: Recording of In-Person or Virtual Court Proceedings](https://www.sccourts.org/courtOrders/displayOrder.cfm?orderNo=2020-09-28-01) - [Abigail B. 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