David W. Harwell

{{Short description|American judge}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = David W. Harwell

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| office = Chief Justice of South Carolina

| termstart = January 1, 1992

| termend = 1994

| predecessor = George Gregory, Jr.

| successor = A. Lee Chandler

| office2 = Associate Justice of South Carolina

| termstart2 = 1980

| termend2 = January 1, 1992

| predecessor2 = William Luther Rhodes

| successor2 = James E. Moore

| birth_date = {{birth date|1932|1|8}}

| birth_place = Mars Bluff, South Carolina

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|9|30|1932|1|8}}

| death_place = Florence, South Carolina

| spouse = Deborah Boggs Harwell

| alma_mater = University of South Carolina (J.D. 1958)

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David Walker Harwell{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinamerica0000unse_p8u8/page/416/mode/2up|title=Who's Who in American Law 1992-1993|year=1991|publisher=Marquis Who's Who|page=417}} (January 8, 1932 – September 30, 2015) was an associate justice and chief justice on the South Carolina Supreme Court. He was sworn in as chief justice on December 19, 1991, with his term to commence upon the retirement of Chief Justice George Gregory, Jr. on January 1, 1992.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19911220&id=21IgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=984EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6667,1082338 | title=Harwell sworn in as chief justice | work=Herald-Journal | date=December 20, 1991 | accessdate=November 24, 2014 | location=Spartanburg, South Carolina | pages=C2}} He died on September 30, 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/myrtlebeachonline/obituary.aspx?n=david-harwell&pid=176001046&fhid=4459|title = David Harwell Obituary (1932 - 2015) the Sun News}}