Personal Information

• Attorney, Elrod Pope Law Firm & Speaker Pro Tempore
• Residing at 1622 Pioneer Rd., York
• Born July 24, 1962 in Rock Hill
• Son of James E. and Elizabeth Thomas Pope
• South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, 1983
• University of South Carolina, B.S., 1984, J.D., 1987
• July 22, 1994 married Kimberly Greenwood, 4 children, Logan, Jacob, Preston, and Kaylen; 2 grandchildren
• Solicitor, 16th Circuit, 1993-06
• President, South Carolina Solicitors Association, 2001-03
• Chairman, South Carolina Commission Prosecution Coordination, 2006
• Silver Compleat Lawyer Award, 1999
• South Carolina Bar
• House of Delegates, Board of Governors
• Chairman, Judicial Qualification Commission
• Order of the Palmetto, 2008
• Boys and Girls Club of York County, Chief Volunteer Officer (CVO), 2009
• Winthrop University Board of Trustees, 2009-11
• Lawyer Legislator Committee Chair, 2014 - current
• Ambassador to City of Rock Hill's community program, "#1 Question: Is it Good for the Children?"
• Member of Westminister Presbyterian Church; Actively involved in Elevation Church of Rock Hill
• Named 2014 Legislator of the Year by the Adult Education Directors Division South Carolina Association of School Administrators
• Named 2014 Legislator of the Year by the South Carolina Recreation and Parks Association