Mr Francis A. Humphries Jr., Attorney

I graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1989. After serving one year as law clerk to the Honorable Randall T. Bell at the South Carolina Court of Appeals, I began my career in prosecution.
From 1990 to 1993, I served as an assistant solicitor in the Ninth Circuit (Berkeley County) on the Drug Strike Force where I prosecuted drug and drug related violent offenses. In 1993 through 1999, I prosecuted in the Eleventh Circuit (Lexington County) beginning as an assistant solicitor and then deputy solicitor for the circuit.
I prosecuted primarily violent crimes including murder and capital murder.
In 1999, I moved to Conway, South Carolina and I accepted the appointment of Deputy Solicitor for the Fifteenth Circuit (Horry and Georgetown Counties) where I served until December of 2009. In my career, I have successfully prosecuted over 100 murder cases including over 20 capital murder cases, many of which have been covered by national media. My focus over the last fifteen years was complex and major case litigation.
In January of 2010 after twenty years as a prosecutor, I entered private practice with the Monckton Law Firm focusing on criminal law and personal injury including wrongful death with a strong emphasis on litigation.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Chief Deputy Solicitor	15th Circuit (Horry and Georgetown Counties)		1999-2009
Deputy Solicitor	11th Circuit (Lexington County)		1996-1999
Assistant Solicitor	11th Circuit (Lexington County)		1993-1996
Assistant Solicitor	Drug Strike Force, 9th Circuit		1990-1993
Law Clerk to Hon. Randall T. Bell	South Carolina Court of Appeals		1989-1990

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of South Carolina School of Law	J.D.	Law School	1989
College of Charleston	B.S.	Psychology	1983

State / Court	Date
U.S. District Court District of South Carolina	2010
South Carolina	1989

• National District Attorneys Association (NDAA), 2009
  Association of Government Attorneys in Capital Litigation (AGACL), 2009 Horry County Bar

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