Joe Watson, former Circuit Judge and former Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor, now serves as Counsel with the law firm of Price, Paschal and Ashmore. Watson's practice includes general litigation in all civil and criminal courts.

Watson is a lifelong resident of Greenville and completed the Greenville County public schools. He then attended Furman University where he lettered in swimming. He received a Bachelor's Degree in 1975. He received his Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1978 and was admitted to the South Carolina Bar that same year. Upon graduation from law school, he began working as an Assistant Solicitor in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. In 1982, he left the Solicitor's office and established a private law practice. He is a member of the Greenville County Bar Association and the South Carolina Bar Association. Watson has been admitted to practice in the United States District Court of South Carolina, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.