The Hon. William C. Corbett is a magistrate for the Chester County Magistrate Court in South Carolina. He was appointed to the bench in 2023.
The civil cases heard in magistrate court include eviction/notice to quit, summons and complaint lawsuits of $7500 or less, restraining orders, and claim and delivery actions. Magistrates also hear criminal and traffic cases, issue warrants and set bonds, and hold preliminary hearings and transfer cases for Chester County.
Prior to his appointment, Corbett was an associate at Gaston, Marion & Stubbs, P.A. in Chester since 2018. He began his legal career as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Brian M. Gibbons in South Carolina.
Corbett received a B.A. in political science and government from Wofford College in 2014. He then completed a J.D. at Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law in 2017.
Born in South Carolina, his parents were both dentists. Corbett attended Palmetto Boys State.