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# Milton G. Kimpson

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

- In 2024, Judge Kimpson was elected to the Circuit Court to replace the retired Hon
- Circuit Court Judge in South Carolina, elected in 2024 to fill the seat vacated by the retirement of Hon
- Served five years in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps of the U.S. Army
- Judge Kimpson was born in Columbia, SC, and attended Richland School District One

### Education

- Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia — B.S. (1986)
- B.S. in Economics from Wofford College in Spartanburg in 1983, followed by a J.D. from Emory University School of Law in Atlanta in 1986
- Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina — 1983

### Additional information

- In September 2026, Judge Kimpson issued a notable ruling in Columbia, SC, siding with neighborhood groups opposing a proposed 16‐pump Murphy’s USA gas station at North Main and Sunset Drive.
- Elected in 2024 to the Circuit Court to fill the seat of the Honorable Alison Renee Lee, upon her retirement.
- He thereafter practiced law as a member of Gerald & Kimpson, LLP and then as Milton G. Kimpson, P.A. In 2003, he joined the South Carolina Department of Revenue where he served until 2017 when he was elected to the SC Administrative Law Court.
- Public service: Joined the South Carolina Department of Revenue in 2003, serving until 2017, when he was elected to the SC Administrative Law Court
- Active duty in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps of the United States Army for five years before becoming an associate at the Columbia law firm of Johnson, Toal & Battiste, P.A.
- He found that the City’s Board of Zoning Appeals failed to apply all required criteria for a special exception, vacated the approval, and ordered a new vote.
- Birth place: Columbia, South Carolina

## 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/milton-g-kimpson/)
- [Official roster](https://www.sccourts.org/courts/trial-courts/circuit-court/judges/milton-g-kimpson/)
- [South Carolina Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.sccourts.org/courts/trial-courts/circuit-court/judges/milton-g-kimpson/)
- [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 Milton G. Kimpson](https://www.sccourts.org/courts/trial-courts/circuit-court/judges/milton-g-kimpson)

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