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Judge Donald W. Beatty was born to Arthur and Ruth Beatty in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He is married to Angela Chestnut Beatty and is the proud father of three children, Brandon, Austine and Morgan. He is a member of the Mount Moriah Baptist Church located in Spartanburg, South Carolina where he serves as a trustee.
He attended public schools in Spartanburg County and received his bachelor's degree in 1974 from South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina. After graduating from South Carolina State University, Judge Beatty served in the military as an army commissioned officer. He attended the University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina and received his juris doctorate degree in 1979.
Admitted to the practice of law in South Carolina in 1979, Judge Beatty was engaged in a private practice before he was elected to the Circuit Court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit in August 1995 and served there until elected to the Court of Appeals in April, 2003. Judge Beatty served on the 7th Circuit Fee Dispute Resolution Committee, Sentencing Guidelines Commission, and the Committee to Review South Carolina Drug and Common Laws. Judge Beatty also served on the Judiciary Committee of the South Carolina House of Representatives.
Judge Beatty has served with numerous community organizations including the Piedmont Legal Services Board of Directors, Spartanburg Residential Development Corporation, BB&T Advisory Board, BMW Minority Advisory Board/BMW Construction Project, Vice Chairman and Chair-elect of the South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus. He was elected to Spartanburg City Council in 1988 and served until 1990 when he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives where he served until 1995.
Judge Beatty's Spartanburg telephone number is (864)596-3450, his fax number is (864) 596-2202. His administrative assistant is Marjorie L. Jones and his law clerks are Dawn Przirembel and Chenay Weyble. His Spartanburg mailing address is Post Office Box 3543, Spartanburg, SC 29304.
