Death of Ernest Finney

March 23, 1931 - December 4, 2017
| Age 86

South Carolina's first African-American chief justiceā€¦
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Ernest Finney, South Carolina's first African-American chief justice, died Sunday, according to the Associated Press. He was 86. For full coverage and obituary from Legacy.com, click here.

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