--- title: "Amanda F. Whittle | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amanda-f-whittle-family-court-judge-south-carolina-family-court-circuit-2-sc" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Amanda F. Whittle South Carolina Family Court, Circuit 2 · Family Court Judge ## Profile - Court: South Carolina Family Court, Circuit 2 - State: South Carolina - Role: Family Court Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - In July of 2005, she began working with the Department of Social Services, and, in 2015, became an Assistant General Counsel for DSS which included serving as the interim internal monitor for the Michelle H. class action lawsuit ### Education - University of South Carolina School of Medicine — Certificate of Graduate Studies, Psychiatric Rehabilitation (2023) - University of South Carolina School of Law — J.D. (1994) - University of South Carolina Aiken — B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude (1992) ### Additional information - Family Court Judge for South Carolina’s Second Judicial Circuit, elected to the bench in February 2025 and beginning her judicial tenure in May 2025 - Elected to the bench on February 5, 2025 and began presiding on May 5, 2025 - Amanda F. Whittle is a member of the 2023-2024 - In 2019, she was appointed by Governor Henry McMaster to serve as South Carolina’s first State Child Advocate and State Director of the Department of Children’s Advocacy - focusing on family law - Judge Whittle presides over family law cases in the Second Judicial Circuit, which covers Aiken and surrounding areas - South Carolina Executive Institute, and she is admitted to the U.S. District Court and U.S. Supreme Court - Behavioral Health Master Plan), Medicaid Advisory Council, Safe Babies Court State Advisory Committee, S.C - Amanda F. Whittle is a member of the Bench Bar Committee, NACC, S.C ## 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/family-court/judges/amanda-whittle/) - [Official roster](https://www.sccourts.org/courts/trial-courts/family-court/judges/amanda-whittle/) - [South Carolina Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.sccourts.org/courts/trial-courts/family-court/judges/amanda-whittle/) - [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) - [Amanda Whittle](https://www.sccourts.org/courts/trial-courts/family-court/judges/amanda-whittle) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amanda-f-whittle-family-court-judge-south-carolina-family-court-circuit-2-sc", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/amanda-f-whittle-family-court-judge-south-carolina-family-court-circuit-2-sc", "name": "Amanda F. 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