US judge's home burns down weeks after ruling against Trump admin

08-Oct-2025

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South Carolina Judge Diane Goodstein, whose $1.5 million beach house was destroyed in a fire, spoke to the UK's Daily Mail following the incident. 

She said she was "alright" and referred further questions to court officials. 

The blaze gutted her Colleton County home over the weekend. 

The suspected arson incident struck her family home in Edisto Beach just weeks after her ruling on voter registration records opposing the Trump administration, brought her into the national spotlight.

Judge Goodstein, 69, answered her phone in the morning on October 6 and replied with a calm, "I am alright." She added she would be "happy to direct you to a court administrator" for more details, the Daily Mail reported.

The 69-year-old judge was out walking on the beach when the fire erupted, according to local reports.