A. E. Morehead III

Professional career

• During his twelve years of private practice, he was admitted to practice in all South Carolina Courts, the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
• Upon graduation from Law School, Judge Morehead entered private practice in Columbia with the law firm of Nelson, Mullins, Grier and Scarborough.

Judicial service

• Judge Gene Morehead assumed his duties as a Family Court Judge for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit in June, 1985.
• During his twelve years of private practice, he was admitted to practice in all South Carolina Courts, the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
• A. E. Morehead III also served another term on the Court of Appeals in 2003.
• For eight years, he represented the Judiciary on the Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization and presently, by appointment of the Chief Justice, is serving as Chair of the Family Court Judges’ Advisory Committee.
• In January, 2000, he was appointed by the Chief Justice to the position of an Acting Judge on the South Carolina Court of Appeals.
• With the Judiciary, Judge Morehead has served as President of the Family Court Judges Association.
• A. E. Morehead III practiced in Florence until elected to the Family Court Bench.
• A. E. Morehead III served on the Court of Appeals until returning to the Family Court Bench in July, 2000.

Personal record

A. E. Morehead III is a native South Carolinian who was born in Columbia to the late Nelle Lipscomb Morehead and the late A.E. "Buddy" Morehead, Jr. He grew up in Newberry, graduated from Newberry High School, and received his Bachelor's degree in Political Science from The Citadel in 1968.