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William Luther Rhodes

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William Luther Rhodes, Jr.
Associate Justice of South Carolina
In office
August 14, 1975 – 1980
Preceded byJames Woodrow Lewis
Succeeded byDavid W. Harwell
Personal details
Born(1918-05-14)May 14, 1918
Loris, South Carolina
DiedApril 8, 1986(1986-04-08) (aged 67)
SpouseElizabeth Rentz Dubose

William Luther Rhodes Jr. (May 14, 1918 – April 8, 1986) was an associate justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court.[1] Rhodes was elected to the South Carolina Supreme Court in 1975. He was sworn in on August 14, 1975, to replace Justice Lewis as an associate justice. Served in South Carolina House of Representatives from 1951 to 1960m as chairman of ways and means, and as Judge South Carolina Fourteenth Judicial Circuit from 1960 to 1975.[2] He was reelected to a full ten-year term in 1978.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Memory Hold the Door". University of South Carolina. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "Lewis To Take Oath". The Daily Item. Sumter, South Carolina. August 14, 1975. pp. 14A. Retrieved November 30, 2014.
  3. ^ "Legislature Re-Elects Justice Rhodes". Spartanburg Herald. Spartanburg, South Carolina. January 26, 1978. pp. B2. Retrieved November 30, 2014.