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David C. Norton

David C. Norton

South Carolina District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Born 1946 in Washington, DC

FJC ID: 1785

Career output and lasting influence

Opinions attributed per year · peak 2/year

South Carolina District Court · 1990–196819701980199020002010201420
opinions

Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 2/year

South Carolina District Court · 1990–196819701980199020002010201420
citing decisions

South Carolina District Court · 1990–

Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.

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David Charles Norton (born July 25, 1946) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
    U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
    Member · 2019–present
  2. Judicial Conference of the United States
    Member · 2003–2007
  3. Private practice, Charleston, South Carolina
    1975–1977, 1981–1990
  4. Isle of Palms, South Carolina
    City attorney · 1980–1985
  5. Ninth Judicial Circuit, South Carolina
    Ninth Judicial Circuit, South Carolina
    Assistant deputy solicitor · 1977–1980
  6. U.S. Navy
    1969–1972

Appointments

  1. South Carolina District Court
    U.S. District Court for the District of South CarolinaChief Judge
    1990–present · Appointed by George H.W. Bush (Republican)

Education

  1. University of South Carolina School of Law
    University of South Carolina School of Law
    J.D. · 1975
  2. University of the South
    B.A. · 1968