Full Name:
Walton 'Walt' J. McLeod III
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Julie; 1 Child: Walton
Birth Date:
06/30/1937
Birth Place:
Walterboro, SC
Home City:
Little Mountain, SC
Religion:
Protestant (Lutheran)
Attended, University of Nevada National Judicial College, 1993
Attended, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 1972
LLB, University of South Carolina Law School, 1964
BA, Yale University, 1959
Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1997-2016
Mayor, Town of Little Mountain, 1983-1989, 1993-1996
State Committeeman, Newberry County Democratic Party, 1986-1990
Member, State Democratic Executive Committee, 1986-1990
Member, Democratic National Convention Committee, 1988
Delegate, Democratic National Committee, 1984
State Committeeman, Newberry Council on Aging, 2001-present
Former Member, House Constitutional Laws Subcommittee, South Carolina
Former Member, House Healthcare Subcommittee, South Carolina
Former Member, House Judiciary Committee, South Carolina
Former Member, House Legislative Oversight Committee, South Carolina
Chair, Central Midlands Council of Governments, 1981-1982, 2001-2003
Board Member, South Carolina Housing Finance and Development Authority, 1977-1996
Chair, Central Midlands Planning Council, 1981-1982
Chair, Newberry County Planning Commission, 1977-1980
Board Member, South Carolina Nuclear Advisory Council, 1974-1979
General Counsel, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, 1968-1994
Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Navy Reserve, 1959-1992
Active Duty, United States Navy, 1959-1961, 1963, 1990
Deputy Attorney General, South Carolina Office of Attorney General, 1987-1988
Magistrate Judge, Newberry County Magistrates Court, 1973-1981
Assistant United States Attorney, United States Department of Justice, District of South Carolina, 1967-1968
Attorney, Pope & Schumpert, 1965-1967
Law Clerk, Chief Judge Clement Haynsworth, United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1964-1965
Lieutenant, United States Navy, 1959-1961
Member, South Carolina Humanities Council, 2008-present
Member, South Carolina Alzheimer's Association, 2007-present
Member, Southeast Institute for Women in Politics, 2007-present
Member, J. B. O'Neall Inn of Court, 1996-present
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Southeast Environmental Law Journal, 1993-present
Member, American Bar Association
Member, American Legion
Member, Freemasons, Newberry, South Carolina, Lodge 56
Member, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Member, Little Mountain Ruritan Club
Member, Newberry County Chamber of Commerce Development Board
Member, Newberry County Law Enforcement Association
Member, Newberry Shrine Club and Hejaz Temple
Member, South Carolina Bar Foundation
Member, South Carolina Bar's Hospital and Health Law Committee
Member, South Carolina Human Service Providers Association, 2008
President, Yale Club of Central South Carolina, 1986-2000
Member, Board of Visitors, Medical University of South Carolina, 1995-1996
Member, South Carolina Housing Finance and Development Authority, 1977-1996
President, South Carolinian History Society, 1990-1993
Member, South Caroliniana Society, 1990-1993
National President, Judge Advocates Association, 1991-1992
Trustee, South Carolina State Museum, 1981-1985
State President, South Carolina Reserve Officers Association, 1981-1982
Board Member, South Carolina Board of Environmental Systems Operators, 1974-1979
State President, South Carolina Magistrates Association/Summary Court Judges Association, 1976-1977
President, Jaycees of Newberry, South Carolina, 1967