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Judges' Corner Archive
11/2006

JUDGE WAITES’ CHAMBERS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tue, 11/28/2006 - 4:00 am

Judge Waites is pleased to announce that Sarah Kistler joined his chambers as a law clerk on November 27, 2006. Sarah is a 2005 honors graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law and recently practiced in the litigation section of the Rogers Townsend & Thomas Law Firm. Sarah joins Jeff Davis as the Judge's two law clerks.


The Judge also advises the Bar that Cheryl Hughes, Judge Waites’ former judicial assistant, has begun her new duties as Human Resources Administrator for the Court. Cheryl has fifteen years of human resources and office manager experience with the accounting firm of Deloitte and Touche. Cheryl's duties in connection with adversary proceedings assigned to Judge Waites have been assumed by Lisa Dunbar, the Court's Courtroom Services Specialist, who joined the Court in September. Lisa is the former clerk of the state grand jury and a former courtroom deputy and trial coordinator with the United States District Court.


Please join us in welcoming Sarah and Lisa and congratulating Cheryl.

Judges' Corner
Tue, 11/21/2006 - 4:00 am

As previously announced, a meeting between the Judges of the South Carolina Bankruptcy Court and the Bankruptcy Bar will be held in Charleston on Wednesday, November 29, 2006. Judge Waites will lead a discussion regarding changes in the bankruptcy system in this district to begin at 3 p.m. in the courtroom of the U. S. Bankruptcy Court, 145 King Street, Charleston, SC. Both Judge Burris and Judge Duncan will also attend and participate. A social gathering will follow from 4-6 p.m. in the Middleton/Ruthledge Room at the Mills House Hotel on Meeting Steet. To register your attendance, please contact Aimee Hiers of the South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association at aimee@jee.com by Monday, November 27th.

Judges' Corner
Thu, 11/09/2006 - 4:00 am

In association with the South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association, you are invited to a meeting/social gathering between the Judges of the SC Bankruptcy Court and the SC Bankruptcy Bar, Wednesday, November 29, 2006 between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. The meeting will begin with a discussion of an area of interest to the bar to be held in the Courtroom of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 145 King Steet, Charleston, S.C. and continue with a social gathering at a nearby location. Further information and an opportunity to indicate your attendance will be provided in future announcements. We hope that you will mark your calendar and plan on attending.