Clerk of Court

The Edgefield County Clerk of Court’s Office oversees the 11th Judicial Circuit Courts for Edgefield County. These courts are separated into three separate divisions: General Sessions, Common Pleas, and Family Court. General Sessions comprises of criminal charges, usually on the felony level; Common Pleas processes civil matters which are outside of the Magistrate’s jurisdiction; and Family Court handles domestic (divorces, child support, child custody, etc.) and juvenile matters.

The Clerk of Court is also the Register of Deeds. The Register of Deeds office files and keeps records of all land transactions, such as deeds, plats, mortgages, Power of Attorney’s, and liens. The documents in this office go back as far as 1913 in paper form; any document recorded after 1996 is in a digital record form.

Family Court – 803-637-4081

General Sessions/Common Pleas – 803-637-4082

Register of Deeds – 803-637-4049

Mailing Address:

PO Box 34

Edgefield, SC  29824

Overnight Mail (FedEx/UPS):

129 Courthouse Square

Edgefield, SC  29824

TERMS OF COURT FOR EDGEFIELD COUNTY JULY 1, 2023 THRU DECEMBER 31,  2023

GENERAL SESSIONS COURT:

JULY 17, 2023              GENERAL SESSIONS COURT HONORABLE WALTON MCLEOD

JULY 31, 2023              GENERAL SESSIONS COURT HONORABLE WILLIAM P KEESLEY

OCTOBER 16, 2023     GENERAL SESSIONS COURT HONORABLE WALTON MCLEOD

OCTOBER 30, 2023     GENERAL SESSIONS COURT HONORABLE WILLIAM P KEESLEY

GRAND JURY DATES:  JULY 12, 2023; OCTOBER 5, 2023   

FIRST APPEARANCE:   JULY 13, 2023; OCTOBER 6, 2023      

ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE FOR GENERAL SESSIONS: 

COMMON PLEAS:

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023   COMMON PLEAS COURT     HONORABLE WALTON MCLEOD

DECEMBER 11, 2023   COMMON PLEAS COURT     HONORABLE DEBRA MCCASLIN

ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE FOR COMMON PLEAS: 

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Phone: (803) 637-4000, Fax: (803) 637-4056.

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