B. Alex Hyman

Professional career

• Current Role: Resident Judge, 15th Judicial Circuit (since 2023)
• Benjamin “Alex” Hyman is a Resident Circuit Court Judge for South Carolina’s 15th Judicial Circuit, elected by the General Assembly in February 2023
• After high school Judge Hyman completed his undergraduate education in his home state of South Carolina, graduating from the University of South Carolina in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science.
• Certified Court Mediator and a Certified Court Arbitrator
• Larry B. Hyman Jr., a retired circuit judge, and Meredith Hyman, a retired public school teacher

Education

Additional information

• Began his legal career in his father’s law firm, later taking over in 2008 as The Hyman Law Group
• He graduated from Conway High School and later obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of South Carolina in 2002, where he was active in the Kappa Sigma Fraternity and interned for Governor Jim Hodges
• Born in Conway, SC in 1980, Judge Hyman is the son of the late Hon.
• Birth place: Judge Benjamin “Alex” Hyman was born in Conway, SC in 1980 and is the son of the Honorable Larry B.
• After law school, he clerked for Hon.
• handling criminal, DUI, real estate, and personal injury cases.
• Judge Hyman also previously served as a member of the City of Conway Zoning Board of Appeals, Planning Commission and was member of the Conway City Council until his election to the Circuit bench.
• He attended the William H. Bowen School of Law at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, working in family mediation and for the Pulaski County Public Defender during law school.
• After completing law school, he clerked for the Honorable Edward B.
• B. Alex Hyman has previously lectured at Horry Georgetown Technical College, where he taught Criminal Law and has lectured multiple times at Coastal Carolina University.
• While in Little Rock, he worked in family mediation and also worked for the Pulaski County Public Defender.
• While at the University of South Carolina, he was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity serving as the Secretary, Philanthropy Chair, and President.
• He also taught Criminal Law at Horry Georgetown Technical College and lectured at Coastal Carolina University
• Judge Hyman is a member of the South Carolina Bar, American Bar Association, South Carolina Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and South Carolina Association for Justice