The Hon. Benjamin F. Byrd is a magistrate for the Central Court of the Richland County Summary Court in South Carolina. He was re-appointed to the bench by Governor Henry McMaster in 2019.
The summary court presides over landlord/tenant hearings, summons and complaint cases (to claim disputed funds), claim and delivery cases (to reclaim property), and public sales of abandoned vehicles. Its magistrates also hear criminal and traffic cases, issue warrants and set bonds, and hold preliminary hearings and transfer cases for the county.