The Hon. Melissa M. Frazier is a judge for the 15th Judicial Circuit Family Court of South Carolina. She was elected to the bench by the South Carolina General Assembly on February 2, 2022, filling a seat vacated by the Hon. Ronald R. Norton.
The 15th Judicial Circuit encompasses Georgetown County and Horry County.
Frazier earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 1991. She spent time as a chiropractic assistant and a paralegal before completing a J.D. at the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1996.
She is licensed to practice in South Carolina (1996) and North Carolina (1998).
After graduating from law school, Frazier began her legal career as an associate at the Law Office of Walter J. Wylie. She specialized in family law matters, eventually becoming a named partner in 1999. Then, in 2010, Frazier opened her own private practice, the Frazier Law Firm, where she continued handling divorce, child custody, child support, adoption, and guardian ad litem cases.
Her memberships have included the Horry County Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar Association, the South Carolina Family Law Section Council, and the Coastal Inn of Court. She has also served on the Horry County Family Court Advisory Committee, and she has been involved with the Coastal Women’s Law Society.
Born in Florida, Frazier spent her childhood in Kentucky, North Carolina, and Israel, as her father was an officer with the United States Army. She would later intern at the United States Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel, as well as the United States House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. Frazier and her husband, David, have two children.
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