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Archie Lee Chandler
Archie Lee Chandler
Chief Justice of South Carolina
	In office; June 22, 1994 – December 16, 1994
Preceded by	David W. Harwell
Succeeded by	Ernest A. Finney, Jr.
Associate Justice of South Carolina
	In office; 1984 – June 22, 1994
Preceded by	C. Bruce Littlejohn
Succeeded by	John H. Waller
Personal details
Born	December 16, 1922; Orangeburg, South Carolina, US
Died	July 18, 2012 (aged 89); Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, US
Spouse	Martha Nell Wilkins
Alma mater	The Citadel, George Washington University ( A.B.), University of South Carolina School of Law

Archie Lee Chandler (December 16, 1922 – July 18, 2012) was an associate justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. He attended The Citadel, but had to miss his senior year to join the military during World War II. He settled in Darlington, South Carolina to practice law, and was elected from there to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1972. In 1976, he was made a trial court judge, a position he held until being elevated to the South Carolina Supreme Court.^[1] He was elected to the South Carolina Supreme Court in 1984 and became the chief justice in 1994. His election to be the new chief justice took place on February 23, 1994.^[2] He was sworn in on June 22, 1994.^[3]

References

^ "Memory Hold the Door". University of South Carolina. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
^ Gaulden, Sid (February 24, 1994). "Chandler will lead high court". Post and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. pp. 3B.
^ "Chandler takes oath as S.C. chief justice". News and Courier. June 23, 1994. pp. 2B.

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[1] "Memory Hold the Door". University of South Carolina. Retrieved November 23, 2014.

[2] Gaulden, Sid (February 24, 1994). "Chandler will lead high court". Post and Courier. Charleston, South Carolina. pp. 3B.

[3] "Chandler takes oath as S.C. chief justice". News and Courier. June 23, 1994. pp. 2B.

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Archie Lee Chandler

Chief Justice of South Carolina
In office June 22, 1994 – December 16, 1994
Preceded by	David W. Harwell
Succeeded by	Ernest A. Finney, Jr.
Associate Justice of South Carolina
In office 1984 – June 22, 1994
Preceded by	C. Bruce Littlejohn
Succeeded by	John H. Waller

Personal details
Born	December 16, 1922 Orangeburg, South Carolina, US
Died	July 18, 2012 (2012-07-19) (aged 89) Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, US
Spouse	Martha Nell Wilkins
Alma mater	The Citadel, George Washington University ( A.B.), University of South Carolina School of Law