Bristow Marchant at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. Magistrate Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
- Jurisdiction
- South Carolina · Federal
- Judicial service
- January 1, 1992–present
Bristow Marchant
U.S. Magistrate Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Marchant began his career in 1980 as staff counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. He then worked for the office of the South Carolina attorney general in 1982 and 1983. He was also assistant chief counsel for the S.C. Department of Highways and Public Transportation for a short time in 1983. He then practiced with the firm of Adams, Quackenbush, Herring & Stuart, P.A. from 1983 until his judicial appointment in 1992. He was a managing partner for his last year at the firm.
Judicial service
- Magistrate, District Court, D. South Carolina, 1992-present
Education
- College of Charleston in 1977 · B.A.
- University of South Carolina School of Law in 1980 · J.D.
Courtroom rules and guidance
Recording Broadcasting Photography
South Carolina Rule 605 generally prohibits courtroom broadcasting, televising, recording, and photography unless an exception or presiding-judge authorization applies.
the broadcasting, televising, recording, or taking photographs in the courtroom and areas immediately adjacent thereto during sessions of court or recesses between sessions is prohibitedSouth Carolina Appellate Court Rule 605: Broadcasting, Televising, Recording or Photographing Court Proceedings ↗
Electronic Evidence Presentation
South Carolina Rule 605 permits the presiding judge to authorize electronic or photographic means for evidence presentation, record preservation, or judicial administration.
A presiding judge may authorize the use of electronic or photographic means for the presentation of evidenceSouth Carolina Appellate Court Rule 605: Broadcasting, Televising, Recording or Photographing Court Proceedings ↗
Media Coverage Notice
South Carolina Rule 605 requires media representatives to give reasonable notice to the presiding judge when requesting courtroom coverage.
Media representatives must give reasonable notice to the presiding judge of a request to cover a proceeding.South Carolina Appellate Court Rule 605: Broadcasting, Televising, Recording or Photographing Court Proceedings ↗
Remote Communication Technology
South Carolina Rule 612 authorizes the Supreme Court to provide by order for courts to use remote communication technology for proceedings.
the Supreme Court of South Carolina may provide for the use of remote communication technology by the courts of this State to conduct proceedingsSouth Carolina Appellate Court Rule 612: Use of Remote Communication Technology ↗
Virtual And In Person Recording
South Carolina's statewide order prohibits photographing, recording, or streaming live, virtual, or broadcasted court proceedings unless the presiding judge specifically authorizes it under Rule 605.
taking still photographs, recording (visual or audio), or streaming of any live, virtual, or subsequently broadcasted court proceeding is strictly prohibited unless specifically authorized by the presiding judge pursuant to Rule 605Supreme Court of South Carolina Order: Recording of In-Person or Virtual Court Proceedings ↗
Sources
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/9535/bristow-marchant/South Carolina Appellate Court Rule 605: Broadcasting, Televising, Recording or Photographing Court Proceedings
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.sccourts.org/resources/judicial-community/court-rules/appellate/rule-605/South Carolina Appellate Court Rule 612: Use of Remote Communication Technology
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.sccourts.org/resources/judicial-community/court-rules/appellate/rule-612/Supreme Court of South Carolina Order: Recording of In-Person or Virtual Court Proceedings
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.sccourts.org/courtOrders/displayOrder.cfm?orderNo=2020-09-28-01