--- title: "Jane H. Merrill | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jane-h-merrill-circuit-court-judge-south-carolina-circuit-court-circuit-8-sc" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Jane H. Merrill South Carolina Circuit Court, Circuit 8 · Circuit Court Judge ## Profile - Court: South Carolina Circuit Court, Circuit 8 - State: South Carolina - Role: Circuit 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 - She later served as a litigation associate at the McDonald Patrick Law Firm - She also taught as an adjunct professor at Lander University ### Education - She earned her B.A. magna cum laude from the University of South Carolina in 2002 ### Additional information - Mentor of the Year Award, and in 2022, she completed the SC Bar Leadership Academy - In 2019, she received the G. Dewey Oxner, Jr. - In 2013, she founded her own law firm - a Juris Doctor from USC Law School in 2007, where she served on the Editorial Board of the South Carolina Law Review. - representing clients in criminal, civil, and family courts, as well as before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. - After law school, Merrill clerked for Circuit Court Judge Wyatt T. Saunders, Jr., then held the role of an assistant solicitor in the Eighth Circuit Solicitor’s office. - She has coached the Greenwood High School mock trial team and held the role of senior warden at the Church of the Resurrection. - Her academic honors include Phi Beta Kappa, President’s List, and Dean’s List - Throughout her career, Merrill has been active in civic and community organizations, including the Greenwood Community Theatre, Kiwanis International, Greenwood County Community Foundation, and Greenwood County First Steps. ## 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/circuit-court/judges/jane-h-merrill/) - [Official roster](https://www.sccourts.org/courts/trial-courts/circuit-court/judges/jane-h-merrill/) - [South Carolina Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.sccourts.org/courts/trial-courts/circuit-court/judges/jane-h-merrill/) - [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) - [Official biography source for Jane H. 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