Biography for Solicitor Scarlett A. Wilson
Scarlett A. Wilson is a native of Hemingway, South Carolina. She
graduated from Clemson University in 1989 and from the University of South
Carolina School of Law in 1992. After a year clerking for the Honorable Don S.
Rushing, Scarlett spent eighteen months working as a Fifth Circuit Assistant
Solicitor. In 1995, Scarlett joined the United States Attorney’s Office and its
Violent Crimes Task Force. She was a joint winner of the 1997 Department of
Justice Director’s Award for Superior Performance by an Assistant United States
Attorney. Scarlett prosecuted various types of federal cases including those
involving drugs, murder, murder-for-hire and armed robbery.
In January 2001, Scarlett left the United States Attorney’s Office to serve as
Chief Deputy Solicitor for the Ninth Circuit Solicitor’s Office. As Chief
Deputy Solicitor, Scarlett continued prosecuting violent and complex crimes.
After the death of the former solicitor, The Honorable Ralph E. Hoisington,
Governor Mark Sanford appointed her Solicitor for the Ninth Judicial Circuit.
On August 3, 2007, the South Carolina State Senate confirmed Governor Sanford’s
appointment and Scarlett A. Wilson became the first woman to hold the office of
Solicitor for the Ninth Judicial Circuit.
The Solicitor, a state
constitutional officer, directs the operation of the office in a designated
judicial circuit. The Solicitor ensures prosecutions are processed by
organizing an orderly, efficient flow of cases, assigning cases to
attorneys, advising attorneys on cases assigned, monitoring status of
pending cases and supervising personnel. Charleston and Berkeley counties make up
South Carolina's Ninth Judicial Circuit. The Solicitor is elected for a
four-year term and has offices provided by each county.
This Office Does:
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Prosecute all criminal Cases in the circuit's
Court of General Sessions.
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Adjudicate criminal cases in Family Court
(Juvenile)
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Administer the Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI)
Program
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Administer the Victim-Witness Assistance Program
This Office Does Not:
