--- title: "Bristow Marchant | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bristow-marchant-9535" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Bristow Marchant U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina · U.S. Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina - State: South Carolina - Role: U.S. Magistrate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-06-30 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Bristow Marchant has held the role of a United States Magistrate Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina since 1992, appointed to a renewable eight-year term by the district's judges - From 1983 until his judicial appointment in 1992, Marchant practiced law at Adams, Quackenbush, Herring & Stuart, P.A., where he became a managing partner in his final year. - Also assistant chief counsel for the S.C. Department of Highways and Public Transportation for a short time in 1983 - He then held the role of an assistant attorney general with the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office and briefly as assistant chief counsel for the South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation in 1983 - He then worked for the office of the South Carolina attorney general in 1982 and 1983 - Managing partner for his last year at the firm ### Education - University of South Carolina School of Law in — J.D. (1980) - College of Charleston in — B.A. (1977) ### Additional information - Magistrate, District Court, D. South Carolina, 1992-present - He then practiced with the firm of Adams, Quackenbush, Herring & Stuart, P.A. from 1983 until his judicial appointment in 1992. - After law school, he began his legal career as staff counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee from 1980 to 1982. - handling a wide range of civil and criminal matters within the district - He has over three decades of experience on the federal bench ## 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.courtlistener.com/person/9535/bristow-marchant/) - [Official roster](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9535/bristow-marchant/) - [U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina current judicial profile](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9535/bristow-marchant/) - [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/9535/bristow-marchant/) - [Bristow Marchant - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Bristow_Marchant) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bristow-marchant-9535", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bristow-marchant-9535", "name": "Bristow Marchant | KnowJudges", "description": "Bristow Marchant, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.