The Hon. Robin B. Stilwell is a judge for the 13th Judicial Circuit Court of South Carolina. He was elected to the bench by the South Carolina General Assembly in 2009.
The 13th Judicial Circuit includes Pickens and Greenville Counties.
Prior to his election, Stilwell was a shareholder at Hunter, Tomaszek & Stilwell, P.A. and served as a municipal judge for the Town of Mauldin (2000 to 2009). Before joining the firm, his private practice included managing his own firm and practicing alongside his father at the Stilwell Law Firm in Greenville.
He received a B.A. in English from The Citadel in 1989. Stilwell then completed a J.D. at the University of South Carolina School of Law (1993) and a master’s degree in strategic studies from the United States Army War College (2016).
He was commissioned as an infantry officer and assigned as an infantry platoon leader in Echo Company, 1-118th Infantry Battalion after joining the South Carolina Army National Guard in 1985. His deployments included Afghanistan and Kosovo. Among his military awards, Stilwell received the Combat Infantryman’s Badge and Bronze Star Medal for his service. He serves as the Director of the Joint Staff and holds the rank of Brigadier General.
Stilwell was a member of the Board of Directors of the Mental Health Association of South Carolina, the Advisory Board of the Greenville Hospital System, the Eastside YMCA Advisory Board, and the Board of Directors of the Greenville Literacy Association.
He and his wife, Charlotte, have three children. They reside in Greenville, South Carolina.
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