Full Name:
Gary E. Clary
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Patricia; 2 Children: Adair, Lawson
Birth Date:
01/05/1948
Birth Place:
Gaffney, SC
Home City:
Central, SC
Certified, General Jurisdiction, National Judicial College, 1992
JD, Law, University of South Carolina, 1971-1974
BA, History, Clemson University, 1966-1970
Representative, South Carolina State House of Representatives, District 3, 2014-2021
Candidate, South Carolina State House of Representative, District 3, 2018
Former Member, College and University Trustee Screening Commission, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Education and Public Works Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Educational and Cultural Subcommittee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Executive Subcommittee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Legislative Oversight Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Criminal Laws, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Election Laws, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Transportation, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Minority Counsel, Judiciary Subcommittee on Internal Security, United States Senate
Former Legislative Assistant, United States Senator Strom Thurmond
Assistant Professor, Greenville Technical College, 2005-2008
Assistant General Counsel, Extended Stay America, Incorporated, 2002-2005
Circuit Court Judge, State of South Carolina, 1992-2002
Member, Rotary Club of Clemson, 2010-present
Member, Church Council and Finance Committee, Clemson United Methodist Church, present
Member, Clemson United Methodist Church
Member, Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Member, Fort Hill Clemson Club
Founder, Haynsworth-Perry Inn of Court
Member, Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough Center on Professionalism Advisory Board
Member, Sertoma International
Member, South Carolina Bar Association
Chairperson, Staff-Parish Relations Committee, Clemson United Methodist Church
Member, Clemson Alumni Association Board of Directors, 2013
Awards:
Paul Harris Fellow
Names of Grandchildren:
Conner, Clary Pederson, Hudson, and Grayson Clary.
Number of Grandchildren:
Four
Publications:
The South Carolina Capital Trial, Second Edition,
South Carolina Bar CLE Diviion, Columbia, SC
2009
Authors:
Gary Clary, Walter M. Bailey, Jr.
Criminal Trial Bench Book
South Carolina Court Administration, Columbia, SC
2002
Authors:
Gary Clary, Henry F. Floyd
The Capital Trial Bench Book for Circuit Judges
South Carolina Court Administration, Columbia, SC
1999
Authors:
Gary Clary
Spouse's Occupation:
Faculty of the Mary Black School of Nursing at University of South Carolina Upstate