Gerald Malloy

10/20/2026

Hope to see you there.

10/19/2026

Early voting starts today, and I'm asking every one of you to SHOW UP and SHOW OUT.
These times demand that every one of us votes, and that we bring someone with us. Your vote matters. Your voice matters. Don't let anybody tell you otherwise.
Vote early.
Grab a friend.
Take someone with you.
Early voting runs Oct. 19–31. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Bring your photo ID.

https://youtu.be/yUhAwREa-tw The 2026 Statewide General Election is on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Voters can visit any early voting center in their

10/17/2026

Come out tomorrow for some great music, food and fun.

10/07/2026

I’m honored to be named SC Appleseed’s Advocate of the Year and to receive the Rev. Sen. Clementa C. Pinckney Award for Justice. I’d love for you to join me.

Thursday, October 22. 5:30 PM
The Hall at Senate’s End, 320 Senate St., Columbia

Bring a friend. Hope to see you there.

In just over two weeks, we're gathering to celebrate Senator Gerald Malloy, SC Appleseed's 2026 Advocate of the Year, and we want you in the room. www.scjustice.org/aoy

At this year's reception, Senator Malloy will receive the Rev. Sen. Clementa C. Pinckney Award for Justice.

In more than two decades in the Senate, he took on some of South Carolina's hardest justice issues. Access to counsel. Second chances. A Statehouse that welcomes everyone.

You or someone you know has felt the impact of his work, even if you didn't know he was behind it. This is a chance to thank him in person, alongside friends, colleagues, and others from across our community.

Get your tickets or sponsor today! www.scjustice.org/aoy

10/07/2026

October 6 is a day I will never forget.
47 years ago, I was 17, a freshman at the University of South Carolina, at my first fraternity party on campus, when a gunman walked in and began shooting. Terrell Johnson and Patrick McGinty were killed. Others were wounded. Families were changed forever.

A while back, I shared my memories of that night with the Post and Courier, and I'm sharing that article again below.

I've been blessed far beyond anything that young freshman could have imagined. I have a family I love, a career in the law, and I've had the honor of serving South Carolina. But tonight isn't about me. It's about Terrell and Patrick, whose lives were taken far too soon, and about their families, who have carried that loss for 47 years. My heart goes out to them, and to everyone who was wounded or witnessed what happened that night.

Years later, my work brought me into other cases of gun violence, including Mother Emanuel. Each one has reminded me of what I first learned that night. Behind every act of violence are real people and real families whose lives never go back to the way they were.
Tonight, I remember them.

COLUMBIA — The chairman of the Statehouse panel that will look at reforming the state’s gun laws said it’s difficult to describe what it was like 40 years ago when he saw a gunman shoot and kill two people at a party at the University of South Carolina.

10/06/2026

09/29/2026

Hartsville lost one of its best yesterday. Carl Days has gone home to be with the Lord, and my heart is heavy.
Carl gave his life to taking care of people. For years at Hines Funeral Home, he met families on the hardest days of their lives, and he treated every one of them like his own. He knew everybody in this town, and everybody knew they could lean on Carl. When you were grieving, he was the steady hand and the kind word you needed, and he never made you feel like a burden.
He brought that same heart to Jerusalem Baptist Church. Carl and I served together as deacons, and he led our Sunday School with patience and love. Whatever the church needed, Carl was the one we called, and he always answered. He didn't do it for recognition. That was just who he was.
And I'll say this, because we don't say it enough: Butler High turned out some real deal hoopers, and Carl Days was one of them. Man, he could play.
Carl spent so many years comforting others in their grief. Now it's our turn to wrap our arms around his family. Davita and I are praying for them and for everyone who loved him.
Rest well, my brother.

With heavy hearts and unwavering faith, we announce the transition of Mr. Carl M. Days of Hartsville, South Carolina, on September 28, 2026. Memorial tributes are available at www.hinesfuneralhome.com.

09/27/2026

Happy Birthday to my son Jon . Proud of the man you are. Love you, son.

09/11/2026

I remember that Tuesday morning like it was last week. I was in my office when the news came, and I stood there and watched it unfold on the tv, the way millions of us did. Davita called me from home. Neither of us could find much to say. We just sat on the phone together in shock and in sadness, watching the same terrible pictures, trying to understand what we were seeing. I imagine most of you remember where you were too.

We lost thousands of our fellow Americans that day. Teachers and traders. Pilots and flight attendants. Mothers and fathers who kissed their children goodbye that morning fully expecting to be home for supper. Every one of them deserved to grow old, and none of them got to.

We lost hundreds of firefighters, police officers, and paramedics who ran toward those buildings while everybody else was running away. They knew what was waiting for them. They went anyway. I have thought about that kind of courage many times over the years, and I still don't know where it comes from. I only know it is the best of who we are.

But what I carry most from those days is what came after. Out of the worst morning in our lifetime came the finest hours I have ever seen this country have. Grief did what nothing else had been able to do. It stripped away everything that divided us and left only what we had in common. Strangers held each other. Folks who had never met stood in line together to give blood. Flags went up on every porch in America. For a season we did not have parties or regions or colors. We had each other. That was not a moment of weakness. That was a nation remembering who it was.

I still believe we are that country. Those we lost deserve nothing less.
These are some of their stories. Take a few minutes today and listen.
Never forget.

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09/04/2026

Joe Rice was a dear friend, and I am heartbroken to learn of his passing. I have known Joe for many years. Just this past May, we shared a panel offering advice to a group of law students preparing to graduate. He implored them to take on meaningful fights and to be advocates in the truest sense of the word. Man, did he live that message. Every bit of it.

Joe was a legal titan, not just for South Carolina but for our country and for the American civil justice system itself. He took on the fights others wouldn't touch, and people who will never know his name are safer because he did.

Rest well, my friend.

The co-founder of Motley Rice was known as a shrewd negotiator who was instrumental in settling numerous high-profile legal cases, from the Big To***co lawsuits to the opioid litigation. Rice also loved USC.