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2025-2026 Bill 4856: retired Judge Jacqueline Jenkins, Chief Magistrate for Dorchester County - South Carolina Legislature Online
South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4856
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. Cobb-Hunter
Document Path: LC-0450SA-GM26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 14, 2026
Adopted by the House on January 14, 2026
Summary: retired Judge Jacqueline Jenkins, Chief Magistrate for Dorchester County
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
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1/14/2026
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House Journal-page 52
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
01/14/2026
A
house
RESOLUTION
TO
RECOGNIZE THE HONORABLE JACQUELINE G. JENKINS, CHIEF MAGISTRATE FOR DORCHESTER
COUNTY, UPON HER RETIREMENT AFTER YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE, AND TO WISH HER
MUCH HAPPINESS IN HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
W
hereas, it is altogether fitting and proper that the members of the
House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina should pause in their
deliberations to express their gratitude to Jacqueline Jenkins for her
significant contributions to the judicial system in Dorchester County; and
W
hereas, Judge Jenkins grew up in Florence County in a close-knit
family where a commitment to Christ and service to others were her lifelong
model. She earned a bachelor's degree in sociology/social work from South
Carolina State University, a master's degree in rehabilitative counseling, and
a doctorate in Christian humanities from the School of the Great Commission
Theological Seminary; and
W
hereas, as a licensed master social worker, she completed further
studies at The Citadel and the University of South Carolina. She holds
management certifications from Duke University, the University of Tennessee,
and the Crosby Quality College of Orlando, Florida. For over three decades, Judge
Jenkins worked to ensure the safety and well-being of children, older adults,
and families in Dorchester County. Having served for fifteen years as the
county director, she received numerous honors for her work, including
commendation recorded in the Congressional Records; and
W
hereas, appointed as magistrate judge for Dorchester County in May
2006, she served concurrently as municipal court judge for the Town of St.
George, along with magistrate responsibilities, from 2008 through 2015. She was
appointed to serve as chief magistrate for Dorchester County in 2021; and
W
hereas, a faithful member of the St. Mark United Methodist Church
(UMC), Judge Jenkins serves the church as lay leader, Caring Group Leader chairperson,
and lay member to the Annual Conference. She has served the denomination as chair
of the South Carolina Annual Conference Delegation to the 2020 General and
Jurisdictional Conferences of the UMC and as lay delegate for the 2016, 2019,
and the Postponed 2020 General/Jurisdictional conferences. She is a former executive
board member and secretary of the National Association of Conference &
District Directors Lay Servant Ministries; and
W
hereas, she served her denomination as a board member of the South
Carolina Conference and of the Walterboro District Committee boards of Ordained
Ministry and Conference Fair Hearing Committee; a member of the South Carolina
Annual Conference UMC Connectional Ministries; chairperson of Superintendency
Committee; and board member of Southern Mutual Church Insurance Company; and
W
hereas, dedicated to her profession, Judge Jenkins served on the executive
board and is a lifetime member of the South Carolina Summary Court Judges'
Association and of the National Judicial Association, and she maintains South
Carolina Magistrate/Municipal Judge Board Certification. A member of Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. she is active with the Summerville Alumnae Chapter. She
served her community as the former president of the St. George Rotary Club of
which she is a current member, and she is a current member of the Tri-County
Regional Chamber of Commerce; and
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hereas, with her motto, "make a difference," she is a graduate of
Leadership South Carolina '96, and is a life member of the South Carolina State
University Alumni Association. Together with her beloved husband, Dr. Kenneth
Jenkins, she reared a fine son, Kendrick. He and his wife blessed her with the
affection of a loving granddaughter, Raven; and
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hereas, grateful for her many years of distinguished service to
Dorchester County, the South Carolina House of Representatives takes great
pleasure in extending best wishes to Jackie Jenkins as she transitions to a
richly deserved retirement and the unhurried pace of the days ahead, and the
members wish her many years of enjoyment in her well-earned retirement. Now, therefore,
B
e it resolved by the
House of
Representatives
:
T
hat the members of the South Carolina
House
of Representatives
, by this resolution, recognize the Honorable Jacqueline
G. Jenkins, Chief Magistrate for Dorchester County, upon her retirement after
years of outstanding service, and wish her much happiness in her future
endeavors.
B
e it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to
the Honorable Jacqueline G. Jenkins.
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