Senator Gerald Malloy

District Info

Democrat-Darlington | District 29
Chesterfield, Darlington, Lee & Marlboro Counties

Personal Information

• Attorney
• Residing at 1216 Salem Rd., Hartsville
• Born October 26, 1961 in Chesterfield County
• Son of John A. and Geraldine Malloy
• University of South Carolina, B.S., 1984, J.D., 1988
• Continued studies in the Professional Masters of Business Administration
• July 8, 1989 married Davita McFarland, 4 children, Donovan, Jonathan, Jordan, and Morgan
• Admitted to practice in the South Carolina Courts and Federal District Court
• Past President, South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, South Carolina Supreme Court Commission on Lawyer Conduct, 1996-02
• Served on Judicial Qualifications Committee of the South Carolina Bar Association
• Representative for Fourth Judicial Circuit for Young Lawyers Division, South Carolina Bar Association
• Chairman, Public Defenders Board of Darlington County Bar Association
• Chairman, Hartsville Recreation Commission
• Former President, Hartsville Northern Youth Baseball League
• Served on Hartsville Downtown Development Board
• University of South Carolina Alumni Board
• Life member, University of South Carolina Alumni Association
• Helped establish Butler Heritage Foundation
• Member, South Carolina Bar Association, Commander, Indigent Defense Commission
• Honorary Life Member, South Carolina Public Defender Investigators Association Board
• Governor’s School for Science and Math Foundation Board
• Appeals Committee for the South Carolna Commission on Higher Education Board
• Center for Educator, Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement (CERRA)
• Chairman, South Carolina Criminal Justice Task Force
• Life member, University of South Carolina Letterman Association
• Lions Club International
• Life member, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
• Recipient of the Home Rule Award by South Carolina Association of Counties, 2003
• Recipient of the South Carolina Library Association Friend of the Libraries, 2004
• Inducted into the National Honor Roll for the National Library Association, 2005
• Recognized by South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice for support of Teen After School Centers (TASC) Program, 2007
• Recipient of the South Carolina Public Defender Association Legislator of the Year Award, 2007
• Recipient of the South Carolina Public Defender Association Legislator of the Year Award, 2007
• Recipient of the South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense Distinguished Service Award, 2008 (this award was named the Gerald Malloy Distinguished Service Award and is awarded annually)
• Recipient of the South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police Legislator of the Year, 2010
• Member, Jerusalem Men’s Ensemble, Board of Trustees
• Chairman, Finance Committee, Jerusalem Baptist Church