--- title: "Reneka McCoy | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/reneka-mccoy-probate-judge-marlboro-county-probate-court-sc" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-02" --- # Reneka McCoy Marlboro County Probate Court · Probate Judge ## Profile - Court: Marlboro County Probate Court - State: South Carolina - Role: Probate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-27 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Reneka M. McCoy is the Marlboro County Probate Judge in South Carolina, elected in 2022 and sworn in on January 2, 2023 ### Education - Northeastern Technical College — A.A - DeVry University — bachelor’s degree, Technical Management ### Additional information - After not having to participate in a run-off, her name was placed on the ballot for the General Election in November of 2022, Judge Reneka McCoy was sworn in as Marlboro County Probate Judge by her father the Honorable Grover McQueen, Jr., Magistrate/Municipal Court Judge of Marlboro County on January 2, 2023 - She won the June 2022 primary election for Probate Judge and, without a runoff, was placed on the November 2022 general election ballot - Marlboro County High School — graduated (2000) - Reneka McCoy was born in 1981 in Bennettsville, SC and is a native of the community - Birth place: Judge Reneka McCoy is a native of Bennettsville, South Carolina, born in 1981 - She also served as an administrative assistant with General Sessions before this role - Also a SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM‐CP) - She was sworn in by her father, Magistrate Judge Grover McQueen Jr., in a ceremony attended by family, colleagues, and community members - 12 years at the Fourth Circuit Solicitor’s Office, where she held the role of Pre‐Trial Intervention Director for all four counties in the circuit - McCoy is a member of the NAACP and has been active in local community organizations ## 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/probate-court/judges/reneka-mccoy/) - [Official roster](https://www.sccourts.org/courts/trial-courts/probate-court/judges/reneka-mccoy/) - [South Carolina Judicial Branch official judicial roster](https://www.sccourts.org/courts/trial-courts/probate-court/judges/reneka-mccoy/) - [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) - [Reneka McCoy](https://www.sccourts.org/courts/trial-courts/probate-court/judges/reneka-mccoy) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/reneka-mccoy-probate-judge-marlboro-county-probate-court-sc", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/reneka-mccoy-probate-judge-marlboro-county-probate-court-sc", "name": "Reneka McCoy | KnowJudges", "description": "Reneka McCoy, Marlboro County Probate Court. 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