Frank R. Addy Jr.

Professional career

• Upon the passing of his father in early 1997, Judge Addy entered the private practice of law while also assisting his grandparents in the family business.
• From 1998 to 1999, he served as Chief Public Defender for Greenwood and Abbeville Counties.
• Judge Addy began his legal career as Assistant Solicitor for the Eighth Circuit and was promoted to Deputy Solicitor in 1995.

Judicial service

• Frank R. Addy Jr. was appointed Greenwood County Probate Judge on June 3, 1999 and was subsequently reelected without opposition.
• Frank R. Addy Jr. currently serves as treasurer for the South Carolina Circuit Judges Association, he is the Judicial Branch liaison to the Department of Mental Health, and in 2021 he was appointed as the Circuit Court representative to the Access to Justice Commission.

Education

• While in college, he was nominated for Phi Beta Kappa .
• Judge Addy attended the public schools of Greenwood County, and upon graduating from high school, he enrolled in the Honors College at the University of South Carolina.
• While attending USC law school, he served as Articles Editor for the Student Editorial Board of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal, was president of the International Law Society, served on the International Moot Court Team, and was a member of the Palmetto Law Society.
• Judge Addy graduated from law school in 1993 and was admitted to the SC Bar on November 15, 1993.
• Frank R. Addy Jr. graduated from USC cum laude in 1990 with a degree in International Studies and a minor in business.

Personal record

Addy, Jr. was born in Greenwood, South Carolina in 1967 to the late F.