SC Legal Community Mourns Loss of Judge Tanya Gee

The Honorable Tanya A. Gee/ SC Judicial Department

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s legal community is mourning the death of Circuit Judge Tanya Gee, who has died after a battle with cancer. She was 39 years old.

Gee’s husband announced the death in a message to the family’s supporters early Wednesday. She was diagnosed with cancer in 2013.

Gee was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A graduate of Winthrop University, Gee earned a law degree from the University of South Carolina and received some of its highest alumni awards.

Gee was elected to the bench in 2015. For years, she served as chief staff attorney and clerk of court for the South Carolina Court of Appeals. She also clerked for several judges and did civil litigation and appellate work in private practice with Nexsen Pruet.

Funeral arrangements have not been announced.