--- title: "Aphrodite K. Konduros | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/aphrodite-k-konduros-judge-south-carolina-court-of-appeals-sc" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Aphrodite K. Konduros South Carolina Court of Appeals · Judge ## Profile - Court: South Carolina Court of Appeals - State: South Carolina - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge Aphrodite K. Konduros is an elected judge on the South Carolina Court of Appeals, serving since February 6, 2008, and re‐elected in 2015 and 2021, with her term ending in 2027 - Judge, Court of Appeals of South Carolina, 2008-present - South Carolina Court of Appeals – Elected February 6, 2008, to complete Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty’s term; re‐elected in 2015 and 2021 - Family Court Judge – Elected February 2002 to fill the unexpired term of Hon. - Currently the chair of the Chief Justice’s Commission on the Profession and serves on the South Carolina Senate Judiciary Sentencing Reform Commission - David F. McInnis, retired, Circuit Judge for the Third Judicial Circuit - She also held the role of County Director for Greenville County Department of Social Services - She later worked in private practice, as deputy general counsel for the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, as a county Department of Social Services attorney, and as assistant general counsel for the state’s Department of Social Services - After law school, Judge Konduros held the role of law clerk to Hon. ### Education ### Additional information - Judge Konduros received the American Board of Trial Advocates Jurist of the Year Award in 2013. - Born January 30, 1959 in Sumter, South Carolina, Judge Konduros graduated cum laude from the University of South Carolina with a B.A. in English, earning the Outstanding Junior award and a Canterbury Scholarship to study in Canterbury, Kent, England. - She also held the role of vice president of the Columbia Young Lawyers and is a member of the South Carolina Bar, Greenville County Bar, and South Carolina Women Lawyers Association - She then attended the University of South Carolina School of Law, where she was the first female Student Bar President and co‐recipient of the Claude Sapp Award for Outstanding Graduate. ## 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/court-of-appeals/judges/aphrodite-k-konduros/) - [Official roster](https://www.sccourts.org/courts/court-of-appeals/judges/aphrodite-k-konduros/) - [South Carolina Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.sccourts.org/courts/court-of-appeals/judges/aphrodite-k-konduros/) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8257/aphrodite-k-konduros/) - [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) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/8257/aphrodite-k-konduros/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/aphrodite-k-konduros-judge-south-carolina-court-of-appeals-sc", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/aphrodite-k-konduros-judge-south-carolina-court-of-appeals-sc", "name": "Aphrodite K. 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