Directory of Magistrates Courts

Court and Staff Directory

Summary Courts Administration

Administrative Offices
Lonnie Hamilton III Public Services Building
4045 Bridge View Drive -- Suite B143
North Charleston, SC 29405-7488
PHONE: (843) 202-6600 FAX: (843) 202-6604

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 20190
Charleston, SC 29413-0190

Office Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

Staff
Director............................Georgetta Gadsden
Administrative Specialist........Frances Golden
Auditor................................Latonyia Singleton
Project Officer 1.....................Junerese Rhodan
Project Officer 1........................Phylis Williams
Summary Court Clerk.................Marietta Kelly

Centralized Bond Hearing Court

3870 Leeds Avenue - Suite 106
North Charleston, SC 29405
PHONE: (843) 746-9822 FAX: (843) 746-9960

Office Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. & 6:00 P.M. to 2:00 A.M.
Closed Daily 12:00 P.M. - 1:30 P.M.
Saturday 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M.
Sunday 9:00 A.M. ONLY

Staff
Magistrate..........................Priscilla B. Baldwin
Magistrate.............................Linda S. Lombard
Magistrate.................................Mary B. Holmes
Victims Advocate.....................Angela Cartrette
Summary Court Clerk...............Gina Covington
Summary Court Clerk...............Kathleen Walker
Summary Court Clerk..............Danielle Jefferson
Summary Court Clerk...................Hagirah Colter

Centralized Preliminary Hearing Court

3870 Leeds Avenue - Suite 112
North Charleston, SC 29405
PHONE: (843) 745-2390 FAX: (843) 745-2395

Office Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. and 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.

Staff
Magistrate.........................James B. Gosnell Jr.
Summary Court Clerk.............Mary Ann Green
Summary Court Clerk..............Kenni-Rae Hurst

Small Claims Court (Downtown Charleston)

995 Morison Drive
Charleston, SC 29403-4237
PHONE: (843) 724-6720 FAX: (843) 724-6785

Office Hours
Monday-Thursday 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Fridays 8:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.

Staff
Magistrate.............................Henry W. Guerard
Summary Court Clerk.....................Teresa Gold
Summary Court Clerk........Lauretta Drummond
Summary Court Clerk..............Marsha Williams
Constable.................................Bernard Gadsden
Constable...................................Vivian Hampton
Constable.........................................Charles Low
Administrative Assistant........Tyinta Vanderhorst

Small Claims Court (North Area)

Lonnie Hamilton III Public Services Building
4045 Bridge View Drive, Suite B125
North Charleston, SC 29405
PHONE: (843) 202-6650 FAX: (843) 202-6652

Office Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

Staff
Magistrate................................James A. Turner
Summary Court Clerk................Valjean Alston
Summary Court Clerk...................Gigi Crowell
Constable.............................James Vanderhorst

Magistrates Court - City of Charleston

995 Morrison Drive
Charleston, SC 29403
PHONE: (843) 724-6719 FAX: (843) 724-6785

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 941
Charleston, SC 29402

Office Hours
Monday-Thursday 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Friday 8:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.

Staff
Magistrate................................................Vacant
Summary Court Clerk..............Elizabeth Ingram
Constable.............................Johnnie Mae Porter

Magistrates Court - East Cooper

Charleston County Judicial Center
1189 Iron Bridge Road, Suite 300
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464-7440
PHONE: (843) 856-1205 FAX: (843) 856-1188

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 584
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465

Office Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. and 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.

Staff
Magistrate............................J. Mullen Harper
Summary Court Clerk.............Shontell Smalls
Constable.................................Kenneth Luther
Administrative Assistant.....Stephanie Stallings

Magistrates Court - Edisto Island

8070 Indigo Hill Road
Edisto Island, SC 29438
PHONE: (843) 869-2909 FAX: UNAVAILABLE

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 216
Edisto Island, SC 29438

Office Hours
Monday and Wednesday ONLY; 2:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.

Staff
Magistrate...........................................Alvin E. Bligen
Summary Court Clerk.......Sharon Delesline-Meggett

Magistrates Court - James Island

615 Riverland Drive
Charleston, SC 29412-2739
PHONE: (843) 795-1140 FAX: (843) 406-2753

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 12226
Charleston, SC 29422

Office Hours
Monday-Thursday 8:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. and 1:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Friday 8:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.

Staff
Magistrate........................................Brian M. Rawl
Summary Court Clerk...............Kathryn Deogburn
Summary Court Clerk...................Gloria St. Pierre
Constable......................................Ernest Middleton

Magistrates Court - McClellanville

10009 Hwy 17 North
McClellanville, SC 29458-9463
PHONE: (843) 887-3334 FAX: (843) 887-3901

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 7
McClellanville, SC 29458

Office Hours
Monday and Thursday ONLY; 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. and 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Staff
Magistrate.........................Frances Cain-Lofton
Summary Court Clerk................Shontell Smalls

Magistrates Court - North Area 1

Charleston County Perimeter Center
4050 Bridge View Drive, Suite 200
North Charleston, SC 29405-7488
PHONE: (843) 202-6610 FAX: (843) 202-6620

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 60037
North Charleston, SC 29419

Office Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

Staff
Magistrate....................................David W. Coker
Summary Court Clerk....................Christy Glover
Summary Court Clerk.....................iffany Graham
Summary Court Clerk....................Norma Roberts
Summary Court Clerk............Kreshenda Sherman
Constable...........................................Peter Palmer

Magistrates Court - North Area 2

2036 Cherokee Street
North Charleston, SC 29405-7767
PHONE: (843) 745-2215 FAX: (843) 745-2334

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 71316
Charleston Heights, SC 29415

Office Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. and 2:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.

Staff
Magistrate...............Stephanie L. W. Ganaway
Summary Court Clerk................
Constable...................................James Jackson

Magistrates Court - North Area 3

7272 Cross Country Road
North Charleston, SC 29418-3305
PHONE: (843) 767-2743 FAX: (843) 760-6887

Office Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. and 1:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.

Staff
Magistrate.........................Deborah C. Summey
Summary Court Clerk............Latasha Simmons
Summary Court Clerk...................Sonia Wilson
Constable.....................................Charles Coles
Constable....................................Travis Yoakum

Magistrates Court - Ravenel/Adams Run

5962 Highway 165, Suite 200
Ravenel, SC 29470-5514
PHONE: (843) 889-8332 FAX: (843) 889-9202

Office Hours
Monday - Friday 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

Staff
Magistrate..............................Patricia B. Dixon
Magistrate.................................Mary B. Holmes
Victims Advocate............................Sheryl Perry
Summary Court Clerk...........Nannette Jennings
Constable.........................................Earl Dunlap

Magistrates Court - Wadmalaw/Johns Island

1527 Main Road, Suite 100
Johns Island, SC 29455-3435
PHONE: (843) 559-1218 FAX: (843) 559-2378

Office Hours
Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Tuesday and Thursday 8:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

Staff
Magistrate..................................................Leroy Linen
Magistrate..............................................Harold R. Stein
Summary Court Clerk............Jeannette Howe-Kolanko
Summary Court Clerk............Sharon Delesline-Meggett
Constable...............................................Robert Edwards

Magistrates Court - West Ashley

1720 Sam Rittenberg Boulevard, #11
Charleston, SC 29407-4934
PHONE: (843) 766-6531 FAX: (843) 571-4751

Mailing Address
P.O. Box 31861
Charleston, SC 29417

Office Hours
Monday - Thursday 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Friday 8:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.

Staff
Magistrate...........................Bonnie Koontz-Stickels
Summary Court Clerk..............................Susan Hill
Summary Court Clerk.....................Elizabeth Steele
Constable.............................................Earl Janis, Jr.
Administrative Assistant....................Dorothy Morris