James P. Richards - Lawyer and Judge

Lawyer and Judge

Richards graduated from the law department of the University of South Carolina at Columbia in 1921 and was admitted to the bar the same year, commencing practice in Lancaster, South Carolina. He served as judge of the probate court of Lancaster County, South Carolina from 1923 to 1933.

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