Who is Judge Scott Sprouse?
Judge Scott Sprouse Biography
R. Scott Sprouse is a circuit court judge for the Tenth Judicial Circuit in South Carolina. He was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly on May 28, 2014, to succeed retiring 10th Circuit Judge Alex Macaulay.
Judge R. Scott Sprouse was born in 1964 in Scottsboro, Alabama, and grew up in Greenville County. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Political Science from Clemson University in December 1985. He earned his J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1989.
Career
Judge Sprouse began work in the Fall of 1989 as an associate with an insurance defense firm. Moving to Oconee County in April of 1990, he began a long career in general private practice. He joined the firm of Ross, Stoudemire, Ballenger and Sprouse in July of 1992. The firm name eventually became Stoudemire and Sprouse, but his office and practice remained the same. He represented clients in a wide variety of civil and criminal matters in state courts. He was also City Attorney for the City of Westminster for over twenty years.
His judicial experience began as a Hearing Officer for the South Carolina Alcohol Beverage Control Commission in 1993 and 1994. He was appointed Municipal Judge for the City of Walhalla in 1996 and Municipal Judge for the Town of Salem in 2011. He served in both capacities until taking the circuit bench. Judge Sprouse was elected on May 28, 2014 to the Circuit Court, Seat Two, Tenth Judicial Circuit, to fill the unexpired term of Judge Alexander S. Macaulay, retired.
Membership
Judge Sprouse was a member of several professional organizations including the South Carolina Bar, the Oconee County Bar, the American Association for Justice, the South Carolina Association for Justice and the South Carolina Summary Court Judges Association. He also was admitted to practice in Federal District Court for the District of South Carolina.
Judge Scott Sprouse Family
Judge Sprouse is the son of Bobby J. Sprouse and Dorothy Bridges Sprouse. He is married to the former Mary Roddey Stoudemire. They have two children, Robert Ward and John Pegram.
