David C. Norton
David C. Norton | |
|---|---|
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina | |
| In office 2007–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph F. Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Margaret B. Seymour |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina | |
| Assumed office July 12, 1990 | |
| Appointed by | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Solomon Blatt Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Charles Norton July 25, 1946 University of South Carolina (JD ) |
David Charles Norton (born July 25, 1946) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
Education and career
Born in
Federal judicial service
On April 18, 1990, Norton was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina that was vacated by Judge Solomon Blatt Jr. Norton was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28, 1990, and received his commission on July 12, 1990. He served as Chief Judge from 2007 to 2012.[2]
Norton is a member of the Board of Advisors of the Charleston School of Law.[4]
Notable cases
- Norton presided over the criminal case of
- In July 2017, Norton found that plaintiffs with Wall Street Journal article revealed Norton actually owned stocks in the defendants of several asbestos cases whom issued rulings that broadly benefits companies with asbestos liabilities.[8]
- On August 3, 2018, Norton ruled that Charleston cannot require that tour guides pass a history test before being licensed.[9]
- * On August 17, 2018, Norton ruled the Trump Administration did not properly seek public input when it suspended protections designed to thwart waterway pollution. Seen as a win for environmental groups, Norton's ruling allows restrictions on development around certain waterways.[10]
- On March 11, 2020, Norton ruled that South Carolina cannot ban the mention of same-sex relationships or other LGBTQ+ topics in sex education classes. Norton ruled that the law discriminated on the basis of sexual orientation, violated the Constitution's equal protection clause, and had no rational relations to any legitimate state interest. Norton's decision will allow schools to include same-sex relationships or other aspects of LGBTQ+ life in sex ed courses, but will not require it.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Hearings Before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, First Session"
- ^ a b "Norton, David C." Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges, 1789-present. Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Dave Munday, 'My whole life I wanted to be just like my father', Post & Courier (September 3, 2014).
- ^ Board of Advisors, Charleston School of Law (last accessed December 10, 2017). Archived 2020-08-14 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Stanglin, Doug (December 7, 2017). "Ex-S.C. cop gets 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Walter Scott, an unarmed black man". USA Today.
- ^ Alan Blinder (December 7, 2017). "White ex-cop gets 20 years for Walter Scott slaying". New York Times.
- ^ Note, Recent Case: District of South Carolina Holds the Every Exposure Theory Insufficient to Demonstrate Specific Causation Even if Legal Conclusions Are Scientifically Sound, 131 Harv. L. Rev. 658 (2017).
- ^ "131 Federal Judges Broke the Law by Hearing Cases Where They Had a Financial Interest". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 2021-10-25.
- ^ https://sclawyersweekly.com/news/2018/08/06/judge-nixes-forcing-charleston-history-test-on-tour-guides/ South Carolina Lawyers Weekly.August 6, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ https://sclawyersweekly.com/news/2018/08/17/judge-halts-trump-rule-that-suspended-clean-water-protection/ South Carolina Lawyers Weekly.August 17, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ https://www.advocate.com/youth/2020/3/11/anti-lgbtq-sex-ed-law-struck-down-south-carolina-0 Advocate. March 11, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
External links
- David C. Norton at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.