Tiffany Provence was born in Montgomery, Alabama. She was raised in Summerville, South Carolina since birth where she lived with her mother, Linda Messervy, and step-father, James H. Messervy. She comes from a long line of public officials as both parents have held elected offices in Dorchester County.
Judge Provence graduated from the University of Florida with a B.S. in Telecommunications. While at UF, she was the President of Chi Omega Sorority, and a member of the prestigious Blue Key Honor Society. After working on her master's degree in Public Administration, she decided to attend law school at USC, where she graduated in 1998. While in law school, she participated in the National Moot Court Team and Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity.
During and after graduating from law school, Judge Provence worked for Senator Ernest F. Hollings as Deputy Finance Director for his campaign. She then returned from Columbia to fill the un-expired Probate Court term of Judge William Wylie in July 1998. Judge Provence was reelected to her first full term in office in January 2001.
Since accepting the position of Probate Judge, she has volunteered her time to many worthwhile causes. Judge Provence serves on the Mental Health Committee within the Probate Judges Association, and also locally through her Community Mental Health Board. She devotes much of her free time to the homeless animals of Dorchester County through her work for the Frances Willis SPCA, where she serves on the Board of Directors and has held numerous Executive Board positions. Judge Provence also remains active with the local bar where she has served as co-coordinator for 1999 Young Lawyer's Law Week, and currently holds the position of Secretary for the Dorchester County Bar.
Judge Provence is married to Christopher D. Nisbet, Coroner for Dorchester County. They currently reside in Summerville and have one son and a daughter.
