In February 2006, Justice Pleicones was elected to a second term which will expire on July 31, 2016. He served as a circuit judge from July 1, 1991, until March 23, 2000, when he assumed his present position as an associate justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court, having been elected on February 9, 2000. In 1991 he was elected Resident Circuit Court Judge for the 5th Judicial Circuit. Later, while in private practice with Lewis, Babcock, Pleicones and Hawkins, he also served as a part-time municipal judge for the City of Columbia, and as County Attorney for Richland County. Upon leaving active military service, Justice Pleicones entered practice as a public defender for Richland County, South Carolina. ![]() Justice Pleicones continued his membership in the military until retirement from the United States Army Reserve at the rank of Colonel, in March 1999 after more than thirty years of active and reserve service. After law school, Justice Pleicones entered the United States Army, serving both as an enlisted member and as an officer in the Judge Advocate’s General Corps, until his release from active duty on March 1, 1973. Following graduation from Wofford, Justice Pleicones attended the University of South Carolina School of Law, from which he received a Juris Doctor degree in 1968. He then attended Wofford College from which he graduated in 1965 with a B.A. Justice Pleicones grew up in Columbia, South Carolina, attending its city schools through graduation from Columbia High School in 1961. He is the son of Lecha Pleicones and Mike Pleicones, both deceased. Pleicones was born in Greenville, South Carolina, on February 29, 1944. The Honorable Costa Pleicones Justice Costa M. TAPING, RECORDING, OR PHOTOGRAPHING OF SC BAR-CLE SEMINARS OR OTHER LIVE, BROADCAST, OR PRE-RECORDED PRESENTATIONS IS PROHIBITED WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE SC BAR - CLE DIVISION. All Rights Reserved THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE CLE DIVISION OF THE SC BAR. ©2015 by the South Carolina Bar-Continuing Legal Education Division. Attorneys using SC Bar-CLE publications or orally conveyed information in dealing with a specific client's or their own legal matters should also research original sources of authority. ![]() Publications are distributed and oral programs presented with the understanding that the SC Bar-CLE does not render any legal, accounting or other professional service. SC Bar-CLE publications and oral programs are intended to provide current and accurate information about the subject matter covered and are designed to help attorneys maintain their professional competence. ![]() 104 Debbie Foster Top 7 Finance Related Tips Every Small Firm Lawyer Needs to Understand. 51 Debbie Foster Software Must-Haves for the Efficient Law Firm. Using Fastcase to Make Your Firm More Competitive.10 Ed Walters Cloud Computing for Lawyers: Options, Pros, Cons and Ethical Considerations. The South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Division sponsored by the SC Bar Solo & Small Firm Section Law Practice Management -Technology Conference Intermediate Technology
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