James Strom Thurmond Jr.

Strom Thurmond Jr.
Thurmond with his parents in 1984
Solicitor for the Second Judicial Circuit of South Carolina
In office January 3, 2009 – November 9, 2020
Preceded by	Barbara R. Morgan[1]
Succeeded by	Bill Weeks[2]
United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina
In office November 2001 – January 20, 2005
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	J. Rene Josey[3]
Succeeded by	Reginald I. Lloyd[4]
Personal details
Born	James Strom Thurmond Jr. (1972-10-18) October 18, 1972 (age 51)
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Heather Thurmond[5]
Children	Strom Thurmond III
Parent(s)	Strom Thurmond Nancy Moore Thurmond
Relatives	Paul Thurmond (brother) Essie Mae Washington-Williams (half-sister)
Education	University of South Carolina, Columbia (BA, JD)
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James Strom Thurmond Jr. (born October 18, 1972) is a former United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina and 2nd Circuit Solicitor.^[6] He is one of four children born to long-serving United States Senator Strom Thurmond and Nancy (Moore) Thurmond. His younger brother, Paul, is a former member of the South Carolina Senate. Thurmond graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1995 and University of South Carolina School of Law in 1998.^[7] He is the oldest currently living child of Strom Thurmond following the deaths of his older sister Nancy in 1993 and his half-sister Essie in 2013.