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Seth Whipper's Biography

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Full Name:

Jackson Seth Whipper

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Carrie Ophelia; 2 Children: Jasiri (deceased), Subira

Birth Date:

06/27/1949

Birth Place:

Charleston, SC

Home City:

North Charleston, SC

Religion:

Christianity

JD, North Carolina Central University, 1984

BA, University of South Carolina, 1972

Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1995-2017

Member, MacMillan Postal Advisory Commission, present

Former Member, Election Laws Subcommittee, South Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Facilities Management Subcommittee, South Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Operations and Management Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Personnel Subcommittee, South Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Special Laws

Member, South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus, 1995-2017

Owner, Whipper Law Firm, 1996-present

Judge, Charleston County Summary Court, 1986-1994

Staff Attorney, Neighborhood Legal Assistance Program, 1984-1986

Senior Paralegal, Georgia Legal Assistance Program, 1976-1981

Member, National Conference of State Legislators, 1995-present

Member, South Carolina Bar Association, 1985-present

Member, Board of Directors, Anna's House, present

Member, Board of Directors, Father to Father, present

Member, Board of Directors, Neighborhood Legal Assistance Program, present

Member, C&O Federal Credit Union, present

Member, Charleston County Bar Association, present

Recording Secretary, Citizens Patrol Against Drugs, present

Member, Jenkins Institute for Children, present

Member, Jenkins Orphanage Advisory Council, present

Member, Liberty Hill Athletic Club, present

Member, Liberty Hill, Morningside Ferndale Initiative, present

Member, Senior Board of Trustees, Saint Matthew Baptist Church, present

Member, South Carolina Black Lawyers Association, present

Member, South Carolina Coalition for Voter Participation, present

Member, South Carolina Fair Share, present

Member, South Carolina United Action, present

Former Member, Board of Directors, Grimke Settlement Center

Former Member, Board of Directors, Selah Incorporated

Former Member, Charleston County Coalition for Black Voter Participation

Member, Charleston County Magistrates Association, 1986-1994

Parliamentarian, North Carolina National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1988-1994

Member, South Carolina Summary Court Judges Association, 1987-1994

Awards:

Reginald Heber Smith Fellow;
Flemming Fellow, 2000

Father's Name:

Benjamin

Mother's Name:

Lucille

Nancy

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