The Hon. Benjamin H. Culbertson is a judge for the 15th Judicial Circuit Court of South Carolina. He was elected to the bench by the South Carolina General Assembly in 2007, filling a seat vacated by the Hon. Paula H. Thomas.
The 15th Judicial Circuit encompasses Georgetown County and Horry County.
Culbertson earned a bachelor’s degree in history from The Citadel in 1981. He then completed a J.D. at the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1984. He is licensed to practice in South Carolina (1984), the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit (1985), and the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (1991).
After graduating from law school, Culbertson entered into private practice at Schneider & O'Donnell in Georgetown. He remained with the firm for five years, eventually leaving to open his own private practice as a sole practitioner. Culbertson supplemented his practice with service as an assistant judge for the Georgetown Municipal Court (1985 to 1996) and the Master-in-Equity for Georgetown County (1996 to 2007).
His memberships have included the Georgetown County Bar Association and the South Carolina Bar Association. He has also been involved with the Brigadier Club, the Georgetown Cotillion Club, and the Winyah Indigo Society.
Culbertson was born and raised in Laurens, South Carolina. He and his wife, Renee, have three children. The family attends Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church.
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