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T. Patton Adams
Thomas Patton Adams IV (born February 16, 1943) is a retired American politician and lawyer who served as a Columbia, South Carolina city councilman and as the 68th Mayor of Columbia, South Carolina. Adams also served in the Vietnam War as an officer in the United States Army Ordnance Corps, earning a Bronze Star Medal. Since 1986, he has served as the civilian aide to the Secretary of the Army for South Carolina, an appointment which in 2001 was extended for his lifetime. He is a recipient of the state's highest civilian honor, the Order of the Palmetto. Education Patton Adams is an alumnus of Columbia High School, and was very active in the school's student council. He attended Washington and Lee University where he earned his bachelor's degree in political science in 1965. Later he decided to go back to Columbia, South Carolina where he would gain a juris doctor degree at the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1968. Career After returning from Vietnam, Adams wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Columbia, South Carolina
The mayor of Columbia, South Carolina is elected at large for a four-year term. The duties of the mayor is to create policy and enact laws, rules and regulations for the city of Columbia. Daniel Rickenmann, who assumed office on January 4, is the current mayor of Columbia. Intendants and mayors of Columbia, South Carolina See also * Timeline of Columbia, South Carolina References * Information obtained from ''Columbia & Richland County: A South Carolina Community 1740–1990'' by John Hammond Moore (University of South Carolina The University of South Carolina (USC, SC, or Carolina) is a Public university, public research university in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1801 as South Carolina College, It is the flagship of the University of South Car ... Press, 1993). {{ISBN, 0-87249-827-1 Columbia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At-large
At large (''before a noun'': at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than a subset. In multi-hierarchical bodies, the term rarely extends to a tier beneath the highest division. A contrast is implied, with certain electoral districts or narrower divisions. It can be given to the associated territory, if any, to denote its undivided nature, in a specific context. Unambiguous synonyms are the prefixes of cross-, all- or whole-, such as cross-membership, or all-state. The term is used as a suffix referring to specific members (such as the U.S. congressional Representative/the Member/Rep. for Wyoming ''at large''). It figures as a generic prefix of its subject matter (such as Wyoming is an at-large U.S. congressional district, at present). It is commonly used when making or highlighting a direct contrast with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legal Case Management
The terms legal case management (LCM), legal management system (LMS), matter management or legal project management refer to a subset of law practice management and cover a range of approaches and technologies used by law firms and courts to leverage knowledge and methodologies for managing the Project life cycle, life cycle of a case or matter more effectively.Legal Project Management: Control Costs, Meet Schedules, Manage Risks, and Maintain Sanity Steven B. Levy, DayPack Books (2009) Generally, the terms refer to the sophisticated information management and workflow practices that are tailored to meet the legal field's specific needs and requirements. As attorneys and law firms compete for clients they are routinely challe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indigent Defense
A public defender is a lawyer appointed to represent people who otherwise cannot reasonably afford to hire a lawyer to defend themselves in a trial. Several countries provide people with public defenders, including the UK, Belgium, Hungary and Singapore, and some states of Australia. Brazil is the only country in which an office of government-paid lawyers with the specific purpose of providing full legal assistance and representation to the needy free of charge is established in the constitution. The Sixth Amendment to the US Constitution, as interpreted by the Supreme Court, requires the US government to provide legal counsel to indigent defendants in criminal cases. Public defenders in the United States are lawyers employed by or under contract with county, state or federal governments. By country In civil law countries, following the model from the French Napoleonic Code of criminal procedure, the courts typically appoint private attorneys at the expense of the state. Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Law (United States)
In the United States, state law refers to the law of each separate U.S. state. The fifty states are separate sovereignty, sovereigns, with their own State constitution (United States), state constitutions, State governments of the United States, state governments, and State court (United States), state courts. All states have a State legislature (United States), legislative branch which enacts state statutes, an executive branch that promulgates state regulations pursuant to statutory authorization, and a judicial branch that applies, interprets, and occasionally overturns both state statutes and regulations, as well as local ordinances. States retain the power to make laws covering anything not otherwise preempted by the United States Constitution, federal Constitution, federal statutes, or international treaties ratified by the United States Senate, federal Senate. Normally, state supreme courts are the final interpreters of state institutions and state law, unless their interp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supreme Court Of The United States
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all Federal tribunals in the United States, U.S. federal court cases, and over State court (United States), state court cases that turn on questions of Constitution of the United States, U.S. constitutional or Law of the United States, federal law. It also has Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the United States, original jurisdiction over a narrow range of cases, specifically "all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party." In 1803, the Court asserted itself the power of Judicial review in the United States, judicial review, the ability to invalidate a statute for violating a provision of the Constitution via the landmark case ''Marbury v. Madison''. It is also able to strike down presidential directives for violating either the Constitution or s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lexington County, South Carolina
Lexington County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 293,991. Its county seat and largest community is Lexington, South Carolina, Lexington. The county was chartered in 1785 and was named in commemoration of Lexington, Massachusetts, the site of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, Battle of Lexington in the American Revolutionary War. Lexington County is the List of counties in South Carolina, sixth-most populous county in South Carolina by population and is part of the Columbia, South Carolina, Columbia, SC Columbia metropolitan area, South Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the Midlands of South Carolina, Midlands region of South Carolina. History Lexington County was charted in 1785 and was named after the Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought at the outset of the American Revolutionary War. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irmo, South Carolina
Irmo () is a town in Lexington County, South Carolina, Lexington and Richland County, South Carolina, Richland counties, South Carolina, United States, and a suburb of Columbia, South Carolina, Columbia. It is part of the Columbia Columbia, South Carolina metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located northwest of the city center. The population of Irmo was 11,569 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History Irmo was chartered on Christmas Eve in 1890 in response to the opening of the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens Railroad. The name of Irmo was the result of combining the names of Captain C.J. Iredell and Henry Moseley, two important figures in the founding of the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 11,569 people, 4,686 households, and 3,327 families residing in the town. As of 2023, of the 11,519 people, abo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbiana Centre
Columbiana Centre is an indoor super-regional shopping mall located off Interstate 26/U.S. Route 76 on Harbison Boulevard in Columbia, South Carolina that opened in 1990. It is the dominant shopping center in the Columbia Metropolitan Area. Most of the mall's territory is located in Lexington County, although portions of the mall extend into Richland County. The regional mall has of retail space. Its anchors include two Belk stores, Dillard's, and JCPenney. The Men's Belk opened in early 2015 in the former Sears which closed in 2014. History Columbiana Centre, developed by Homart Development Company, opened in 1990 with two anchor stores: Belk and Sears. Dillard's was added as the third anchor in 1993, as was a new wing extending diagonally north. In 1995, J. B. White was added as another anchor. In 1998, JB White was acquired by Dillard's and the JB White location in the mall was closed. Belk took over the former JB White space and Parisian came to the mall in the former Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shoestring Annexation
Municipal annexation is a process by which a municipality acquires new territory, most commonly by expanding its boundaries into an adjacent unincorporated area. This has been a common response of cities to urbanization in neighboring areas. It may be done because the neighboring urban areas seek municipal services or because a city seeks control over its suburbs or neighboring unincorporated areas. In the United States, all local governments are considered "creatures of the state" according to Dillon's Rule, which resulted from the work of John Forrest Dillon on the law of municipal corporations. Dillon's Rule implies, among other things, that the boundaries of any jurisdiction falling under state government can be modified by state government action. For this reason, examples of municipal annexation are distinct from annexations involving sovereign states. Shoestring annexation A "shoestring annexation" is a term used for an annexation by a city, town or other municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finlay Park
Finlay Park, is urban park in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. It is the city's largest and most visited park. Originally named Sidney Park, it was renamed in 1994 after former Columbia mayor Kirkman Finlay. The park features a scenic waterfall and a cascading, mountain-style stream that flows into the park’s lake. However, the waterfall has been out of operation for nearly two years. The park includes picnic tables, two playground areas, and a café, making it a popular destination for families in the past. In recent years, however, it has become home to the city's largest homeless population. Ongoing issues at the park have led local charity organizations to provide weekly food services for those living on the park’s benches. Despite these challenges, the park continues to host outdoor movies on Friday nights during the summer months. It is also the venue for numerous events and festivals, including the Sizzlin' Summer Concert Series. This free outdoor concert series ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Carolina Governor
The governor of South Carolina is the head of government of South Carolina. The governor is the ''ex officio'' commander-in-chief of the National Guard when not called into federal service. The governor's responsibilities include making yearly "State of the State" addresses to the South Carolina General Assembly, submitting an executive budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced. The 117th and current governor of South Carolina is Henry McMaster, who is serving his second elected term. He assumed the office on January 24, 2017, after Nikki Haley resigned to become the United States ambassador to the United Nations. He won election to full terms in 2018 and 2022. McMaster is also the state’s longest serving governor. Requirements to hold office There are three legal requirements set forth in Section 2 of Article IV of the South Carolina Constitution. A candidate for the office of governor must be: (1) at least 30 years of age and (2) a citizen of the United States an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
