Reginald I. Lloyd | |
|---|---|
| United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | J. Strom Thurmond Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Walt Wilkins III |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Winthrop University |
Reginald "Reggie" I. Lloyd is an American lawyer. He served as the United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina,the first African-American to serve in that capacity on a permanent basis since Reconstruction. [1]
Lloyd received a B.A. in Political Science from Winthrop University and a J.D.,the University of South Carolina School of Law. [2]
Lloyd practiced law in Columbia for the firm Nelson Mullins,for the South Carolina House Judiciary Committee and the South Carolina Attorney General's Office. Prior to that,Lloyd served as a South Carolina Circuit Court judge. In 2006,Lloyd was named United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina by President George W. Bush. [3] [4]
In 2011,Lloyd was hired by South Carolina State University. [5] [6] In 2018,Lloyd represented Jim Harrison in the South Carolina Statehouse corruption investigation case. [7]
Gov. Mark Sanford named Lloyd Chief of SLED,after former Chief Robert Stewart retired from the position. [8] Lloyd stepped down from the position in 2011. [9]
In 2019,the State of South Carolina suspended Lloyd's law license,due to fines and failure to take required continuing education courses. [10] [11]