James Strom Thurmond Jr.

James Strom Thurmond Jr. (born October 18, 1972) is a former United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina and 2nd Circuit Solicitor.[5] He is the son of former United States Senator Strom Thurmond and Nancy Moore Thurmond. His younger brother, Paul, is a former member of the South Carolina Senate. He is the half brother of the late author Essie Mae Washington-Williams, through his father. Thurmond graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1995 and University of South Carolina School of Law in 1998.[6] He is the oldest currently living child of Strom Thurmond following the deaths of his older sister Nancy in 1993 and his half-sister Essie in 2013.

Strom Thurmond Jr.
Thurmond with his parents in 1984
Solicitor for the Second Judicial Circuit of South Carolina
Assumed office
January 3, 2009
Preceded byBarbara R. Morgan[1]
United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina
In office
2001–2005
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJ. Rene Josey[2]
Succeeded byReginald I. Lloyd[3]
Personal details
Born
James Strom Thurmond Jr.

(1972-10-18) October 18, 1972
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Heather[4]
RelationsPaul Thurmond (brother), Essie Mae Washington-Williams (half-sister)
ChildrenStrom Thurmond III
ParentsStrom Thurmond
Nancy Moore Thurmond
EducationUniversity of South Carolina, Columbia (BA, JD)
Thurmond and Gerald Ford in 1974

Controversy

Thurmond was recommended for the position of United States Attorney in South Carolina by his father, Senator Strom Thurmond. Strom Thurmond was the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which was the panel that reviewed such appointments. Strom Thurmond claimed that he was "uniquely qualified." At the time, Thurmond was 28 years old and had been qualified as a lawyer for less than three years, whereas the average age of the 93 US Attorneys was 50, and their average length of legal experience was 22 years. However, his nomination was not contentious, as it was also backed by the South Carolina Democrats, including the then-junior senator Fritz Hollings.[7]

References
  1. "Our Campaigns - SC Solicitor - District 02 Race - Nov 04, 2008". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  2. "PN937 - Nomination of J. Strom Thurmond Jr. for Department of Justice, 107th Congress (2001-2002)". www.congress.gov. 6 November 2001.
  3. "PN1137 - Nomination of Reginald I. Lloyd for Department of Justice, 109th Congress (2005-2006)". www.congress.gov. 17 February 2006.
  4. "Our Campaigns - Candidate - J. Strom Thurmond, Jr". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  5. Rogers, Richard (January 23, 2009). "Strom Thurmond, Jr. begins new career as solicitor". WRDW.com. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  6. "Thurmond Jr. talks crime, safety with the Senior Men". Aiken Standard. May 31, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  7. "Good Blood". The Economist. London. 3 February 2001. p. 56.
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