--- title: "James G. McGee III | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/james-g-mcgee-iii-family-court-judge-south-carolina-family-court-circuit-12-sc" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # James G. McGee III South Carolina Family Court, Circuit 12 · Family Court Judge ## Profile - Court: South Carolina Family Court, Circuit 12 - 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 January 2013, McGee was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly to serve as an at-large judge of the South Carolina Family Court, Seat 3. - He also held the role of General Counsel for Francis Marion University and taught political science there ### Education - Jim left WBTW in 1992 to attend the University of South Carolina School of Law, graduating in 1995. - Undergraduate degree from the University of South Carolina in 1982 and later attended the University of South Carolina School of Law, graduating with a J.D. in 1995 ### Additional information - Jim was elected in January of 2013 to the South Carolina Family Court Seat 3, At Large. - Jim was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1997, serving for periods on the Judiciary and Ways and Means Committees as subcommittee chairman. - Upon graduation from the University of South Carolina in 1982, Jim entered a career in broadcast journalism, working for ten years at WBTW-TV in Florence, the majority of the time serving as the evening news anchor. - “Jim” McGee III was born in 1959 in Hartsville, South Carolina, to James G. McGee Jr. and Claire (Redman) McGee. - After law school, he practiced with the firm Dusenbury & Snow in Florence - focusing on family litigation and serving as an attorney for volunteers in the Guardian ad litem program in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit. - Jim’s law practice primarily focused on family litigation as well as attorney for volunteers of the Guardian ad litem program in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit. - During his tenure, he was active on the Judiciary and Ways and Means Committees, including serving as a subcommittee chairman ## 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/james-g-mcgee-iii/) - [Official roster](https://www.sccourts.org/courts/trial-courts/family-court/judges/james-g-mcgee-iii/) - [South Carolina Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.sccourts.org/courts/trial-courts/family-court/judges/james-g-mcgee-iii/) - [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) - [James G. 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