Terry L. Wooten

Judge Terry L. Wooten

Personal

Birthday:

1954

Birthplace:

Louisville, KY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, South Carolina, 1980-1982
Assistant solicitor, Richland County, South Carolina, 1982-1986
Chief counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1986-1991
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of South Carolina, 1992-1999

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, June 18, 2001; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

University of South Carolina

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1976

Name of School - Second:

University of South Carolina School of Law

Founded in 1867, the mission of the School of Law is to teach law through in-depth study; to contribute through faculty and student research to the common good, to the fund of legal knowledge, and to legal development and reform; and to cooperate with state government, the community, and the organized Bar in developing and implementing appropriate programs in legal research, law reform, criminal justice reform, and continuing legal education.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1980

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of South Carolina

Court Name:

South Carolina District Court

President Nominating:

George W. Bush

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

11/26/2001

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, 1999-2001