Oconee County Probate Judge
Each county has a Probate Judge who is popularly elected to a four-year term and has jurisdiction over marriage licenses, estates of deceased persons, guardianships of incompetents, conservatorships of estates of minors and incompetents, minor settlements under $25,000 and involuntary commitments to institutions for mentally ill and/or chemically dependent persons. They also have exclusive jurisdiction over trusts and concurrent jurisdiction with Circuit Courts over powers of attorney.According to section 14-23-30 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the judges of the Probate Court are elected by the qualified electors of the respective counties for the term of four years.NOTE: If a candidate's answers are not visible, the candidate may not have completed the survey prior to our publication date. Updated response will be posted as they are received. Voters are welcome to encourage the candidate to share their views.
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Danny Singleton
(Rep)
What do you see as the most critical issues for the county's judicial system?
What are important principles for a probate judge to uphold?
If elected, what changes, if any, would you enact in the Office of Probate Judge?
Campaign Phone
(864)710-4944
Qualifications for Office
Retired police officer (9) years, retired municipal judge (24) years. Completing my first 4-yearm as probate judge
The Probate Court here in Oconee has made great strides in improving our services to ensure fairness to all who has probate matters before the court.
The main critical issue for the probate court in Oconee is to find a way to have a more secure and safe courtroom for our citizens and staff.
Artificial Intelligence is of concern to me. Not only in our court, but in all courts. I along with other probate judges are pushing to get regulations on AI and it's use in courts. AI can be very beneficial, however, in my view, it can also be very dangerous without with regulations dn rules governing it.
The Code of Judicial Conduct, the 5 Cannons, which are the ethical guidelines that all judges in our state are responsible in abiding by. Following these guidelines ensure a well-maintained court.
If elected, I would continue to build upon the many positive improvements that have been made during my first term. Mostly, we will continue to improve our mental health, chemical dependency and special needs court. Since my time in office, this court has held a yearly mental health summit that bring all partners together for training and collaboration. This brings awareness and solutions that assist in reducing these issues that plagues our state. I created a local order for appointment of attorneys to represent our most vulnerable citizens to ensure they have adequate and proper representation.
We have significantly reduced the time in administering estates here in Oconee and intend to continue to do so.
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