“Many people have seen popular television series such as ‘The People’s Court,’ ‘Night Court’ and ‘Judge Judy.’ This book describes the true court and how it benefits the average citizen,” says Paslay.
Paslay followed in both his mother’s and father’s footsteps. Agnes H. Paslay was on staff with the Spartanburg County magistrate’s office for 35 years. He exceeded his mother’s tenure by a decade. Both his father and grandfather were attorneys, and Paslay joined their 100-year-old firm when he graduated at the top of his class from the University of South Carolina School of Law.
Paslay went on to enjoy a successful career, supervising every division — civil, criminal, traffic and jail arraignment, as well as serving as chief magistrate — at some point during his service. Just prior to his retirement in 2018, he was awarded the Order of the Palmetto, the state of South Carolina’s highest civilian honor.