--- title: "Maite Murphy | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/maite-murphy-circuit-court-judge-south-carolina-circuit-court-sc" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Maite Murphy South Carolina Circuit Court · Circuit Court Judge ## Profile - Court: South Carolina Circuit Court - 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 - 2013–present: At‐large Circuit Court Judge, Seat 15 - In 2026, Murphy filed to run for a seat on the South Carolina Supreme Court when Justice John Few vacated the position - Maite D. Murphy is an at‐large judge of the South Carolina Circuit Court (Seat 15), elected by the South Carolina General Assembly on January 30, 2013, and re‐elected in 2019 - 2009–2011: Magistrate Judge, Dorchester County Magistrate Court; held the role of Associate Chief and Chief Magistrate - Appointed to serve as a Magistrate Court Judge in April of 2009 and served as Associate Chief and Chief Magistrate during her tenure - 2005–2009: Partner at Quattlebaum & Murphy, LLP (later Murphy Law Firm, L.L.C.) - In 2005, Judge Murphy joined the practice of Quattlebaum and Murphy, L.L.P. as a partner and the practice subsequently became the Murphy Law Firm, L.L.C - Upon graduating law school in 1995 she joined the Columbia practice of Holler, Dennis, Corbett & Garner as a partner - In 199 8, she joined the First Circuit Solicitors office and rose to the rank of Chief Deputy Solicitor - Judge Murphy is a graduate of Texas State University and Mississippi College School of Law ### Education - Bachelor’s degree from Texas State University and a J.D. from Mississippi College School of Law ### Additional information - Maite Murphy was appointed to serve as Dorchester County Master-In-Equity in May of 2011 and was elected to serve on the Circuit Court bench on January 30, 2013. - Murphy has held the role of President, Vice President, and Treasurer of the Dorchester County Bar Association and is a member of the South Carolina Women’s Bar Association. ## 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/maite-murphy/) - [Official roster](https://www.sccourts.org/courts/trial-courts/circuit-court/judges/maite-murphy/) - [South Carolina Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.sccourts.org/courts/trial-courts/circuit-court/judges/maite-murphy/) - [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) - [Maite Murphy](https://www.sccourts.org/courts/trial-courts/circuit-court/judges/maite-murphy) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/maite-murphy-circuit-court-judge-south-carolina-circuit-court-sc", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/maite-murphy-circuit-court-judge-south-carolina-circuit-court-sc", "name": "Maite Murphy | KnowJudges", "description": "Maite Murphy, South Carolina Circuit Court. 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