Personal Information

• Attorney
• Residing in Columbia
• Born Sept. 30, 1980, at Shaw Air Force Base
• Son of the late James Newman and Gloria Walker Newman-Jett
• Graduate of University of S.C., B.A., 2002
• J.D., 2004
• Admitted to practice in state courts, U.S. Dist. Court, and Dist. of S.C.
• June 16, 2007, m. Sharon, 1 child
• Asst. Public Defender, Richland Co., 2005-06
• City Prosecutor & Asst. City Atty., City of Cola., 2006-08
• Private practice, 2009-present
• Municipal Court Judge, City of Cola., 2015-20
• Richland Co. Council, 2021-24, Chm., 2022-23