Anna Miller For Probate

09/28/2026

You can speak to a human!

09/17/2026

Today is a very special holiday to all Americans: Constitution Day!

Today I had the privilege to be one of the many lawyers and judges to teach a class on the Constitution to local schoolchildren.

I have to take a minute to brag on the South Carolina Bar, which organized the lessons and prepared the materials. The materials were not mealymouthed platitudes, but an in-depth discussion of the real words in our Constitution and their meaning, with discussion points and a worksheet to insure interaction.

I also want to take a minute to brag on the students at Gold Hill Middle School. They were bright, engaged, and asked great questions. It is clear to me why they keep getting awards for excellence: these students (month two of eighth grade!) were already familiar with how many branches of government we have, what they do, many of our enshrined rights in the Constitution, why they are important, and many of our Constitutional framers. And they all seemed suspiciously familiar with John Locke.

Now, not a one* of them knew who James Madison was, so I am glad I had something new to add!

*I only got to do two classes... I bet there are students there who know Madison 😀. Plus, I was trying to stump them.

09/17/2026

When you want it open for more than a year (and bonus commentary by a toddler).

09/14/2026

If you would like to work for the best citizens and with the hardest-working co-workers, and if you are a person of high integrity and energy, please look here to review the open position for Associate Judge: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/yorkcountysc/

We are hoping to hire someone part-time this fall, with the position to convert to full-time next year.

York County is located in the Piedmont region, between the Broad River and the Catawba River. Its diverse landscape is home to family-friendly towns/cities, a progressive urban region and lakefront communities. We are excited you want to join our team and recognize that our employees are the foundat...

09/10/2026

I posted about judicial reports. Below, you will see a bad photo of the report I submitted for August.
Here's what it means:
1. York began the month with 222 Guardianships...and ended with 222 Guardianships;
2. York began the month with 222 Conservatorships/trust proceedings and ended with 220.
3. We opened 44 involuntary commitment proceedings and issued orders (EITHER ordering treatment or dismissing) in 63 proceedings;
4. We had 2,140 open estate proceedings at the beginning of the month, opened 184 matters, and had 204 close, to end with 2120 open estates.

Since we have 5 full-time estate clerks, this means that the clerks have an average caseload of 424 cases, which... is a lot. I feel satisfaction that we were able to close more than we opened WHILE having a whole lot of new cases added. Most, but not all, of the 184 new cases were opened with families sitting in the office with our clerks!

I am working hard to take as much off the clerks as possible so that they have as much time as possible to open new matters.

09/08/2026

Numbers! Here's something you may not know...

Every Court* in SC sends mandatory monthly reports to Court Administration. These reports are then published on the Supreme Court website for the public, because you have a right to know what is going on at the third branch of government (SC Constitution: "All courts shall be public, and every person shall have speedy remedy therein for wrongs sustained, Article 1, Section 9).

The numbers aren't perfect at conveying what the Probate Courts do... for example, they don't tell you how many hearings the judges have had (or how many hours they took!) or how many marriage licenses were issued or how many hours a clerk has spent writing letters to a personal representative or on the phone explaining that a blank Deed of Distibution conveys nothing.

BUT the reports DO give you a good glimpse of the Court's workload in very broad strokes, just like the reports from all the other Courts.

Here's a link to where you can see the reports for all the Courts!

https://www.sccourts.org/about/statistics-reports/archived-reports-statistics/monthly-reports/

Later this week, I want to post the York County August report and tell you what the numbers on it mean.

*Except the Court of Appeals, Supreme Court, and Administrative Law Court, but you can see their decisions on their websites.

09/04/2026

Serious subject and info you may not know about where your $ goes when you apply for a.marriage license

09/04/2026

Working on forms! Not glamorous, but necessary.

08/29/2026

Praying.

Please lift up Columbia Police Department, SC as they are facing the unimaginable. One officer was shot and killed, and another injured earlier today.

Pray for the families of those officers and the recovery of the injured officer.

Full news conference: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CD4R8TytD/?mibextid=wwXIfr

08/28/2026

The York County newsletter came out today, and it had a very special article highlighting one of my colleagues. I am sharing it because if you need to come to the Court or call, you might be comforted knowing that the MOST friendly person in the world will be the first person you see!

She's really talented at knowing who you need to talk to get your question answered. And, of course, she's perfected the art of assisting with a marriage license appointment.

Also, since we are temporarily located at Moss Justice Center, she's gotten pretty good at pointing people towards where they meet with their public defenders even though that's nowhere in her job description.