E. C. Burnett III (born January 26, 1942) is a former associate justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. He was elected on March 21, 1995, to fill the unexpired nine years of Judge Randall Bell's term; Judge Bell had died before being sworn into his seat on the South Carolina Supreme Court. Burnett defeated Judge Costa Pleicones by a vote of 102–58.[1]

E. C. Burnett III
Associate Justice of South Carolina
In office
April 10, 1995 – September 1, 2007
Preceded byErnest A. Finney Jr.
Succeeded byDonald W. Beatty
Personal details
BornJanuary 26, 1942 (1942-01-26) (age 82)
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
SpouseJami Grant
Alma materWofford College (B.A. 1964), University of South Carolina (J.D. 1969)

In 1982 he presided over the trial of Edward Lee Elmore who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death row. The trial is used by investigative journalist Raymond Bonner as an example of injustice in his book Anatomy of Injustice: A Murder Case Gone Wrong (2012).

References

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  1. ^ "Legislators elect Burnett to fill seat on Supreme Court". The Item. Sumter, South Carolina. March 22, 1995. pp. 7A. Retrieved November 25, 2014.