James Strom Thurmond Jr.

Strom Thurmond Jr.
Thurmond with his parents in 1984
Solicitor for the Second Judicial Circuit of South Carolina
In office
January 3, 2009 – November 9, 2020
Preceded byBarbara R. Morgan[1]
Succeeded byBill Weeks[2]
United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina
In office
November 2001 – January 20, 2005
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byJ. Rene Josey[3]
Succeeded byReginald I. Lloyd[4]
Personal details
Born
James Strom Thurmond Jr.

(1972-10-18) October 18, 1972 (age 52)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseHeather Thurmond[5]
ChildrenStrom Thurmond III
Parent(s)Strom Thurmond
Nancy Moore Thurmond
RelativesPaul Thurmond (brother)
Essie Mae Washington-Williams (half-sister)
EducationUniversity of South Carolina, Columbia (BA, JD)
Signature
Thurmond and Gerald Ford in 1974

James Strom Thurmond Jr. (born October 18, 1972) is a former United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina and 2nd Circuit Solicitor.[6] He is one of four children born to long-serving United States Senator Strom Thurmond and Nancy (Moore) Thurmond. His younger brother, Paul, is a former member of the South Carolina Senate. Thurmond graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1995 and University of South Carolina School of Law in 1998.[7] 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.

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - SC Solicitor - District 02 Race - Nov 04, 2008". Ourcampaigns.com.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - SC Solicitor - District 02 Race - Nov 08, 2016". Ourcampaigns.com.
  3. ^ "PN937 - Nomination of J. Strom Thurmond Jr. for Department of Justice, 107th Congress (2001-2002)". Congress.gov. November 6, 2001.
  4. ^ "PN1137 - Nomination of Reginald I. Lloyd for Department of Justice, 109th Congress (2005-2006)". Congress.gov. February 17, 2006.
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - J. Strom Thurmond, Jr". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  6. ^ Rogers, Richard (January 23, 2009). "Strom Thurmond, Jr. begins new career as solicitor". Wrdw.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  7. ^ "Thurmond Jr. talks crime, safety with the Senior Men". Aiken Standard. May 31, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2019.