The Hon. Brian E. Swafford is a magistrate for the Pickens County Magistrate Court in South Carolina.
The magistrate 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.
Prior to his appointment, Swafford served with the Pickens County Sheriff's Office, where he held assignments as a detective and a master deputy sheriff.