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Fair Trial Directives: Court Personnel. All court supporting personnel,

D.S.C. Local Rule 57.II.01

including, but not limited to, marshals, deputy marshals, court clerks and office personnel, probation officers and office personnel, bailiffs, court reporters and employees or subcontractors retained by the court or the marshal, and the judges’ office personnel, are prohibited from disclosing to any person, without authorization by the court, information relating to a pending grand jury proceeding or criminal case that is not part of the public records of the court. Further, all such personnel are forbidden to divulge any information concerning grand jury proceedings, in camera arguments, and hearings held in chambers or otherwise outside the presence of the public.
Official source: https://www.scd.uscourts.gov/Rules/Civil%20Rules%20-%20Current.pdf · retrieved 2026-07-23