H*2336 (Rat #0159, Act #0089 of 1983) General Bill, By  House Judiciary
    A Bill to amend Chapter 8 of Title 14, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the Court of Appeals, so as to provide for a termination date of June 30, 1985, for the Court of Appeals; to further provide for appellate jurisdiction of questions of law and equity arising in the Circuit Court and the Family Court except in five classes of cases; to provide that the Court of Appeals shall consist of a Chief Judge and five Associate Judges; to provide that the Chief Judge shall preside and in his absence the Senior Associate Judge; to provide that the Court of Appeals shall sit in panels and may sit en banc; to provide that the members of the Court of Appeals shall be elected by a joint public vote of the General Assembly for terms to expire on June 30, 1985; and to provide a certain exception thereto; to provide that in any contested election for a position on the Court of Appeals, the vote of each member of the General Assembly present and voting shall be recorded; to provide that the Judges of the Court of Appeals shall appoint a Clerk of Court for the Court of Appeals; to provide that the Judges of the Court of Appeals shall receive compensation to be determined by law; to provide for the filling of vacancies on the Court of Appeals by election or, if the unexpired term does not exceed one year, by executive appointment; to provide that the Judges of the Court of Appeals shall have the same power to issue prerogative writs at chambers as in open court; to provide for the manner in which cases shall be reviewed either by the Supreme Court or by the Court of Appeals; to provide that each seat on the Court of Appeals shall be numbered and candidates shall be required to file for a specific seat; to provide the conditions under which cases may be certified to the Supreme Court by the Court of Appeals; to provide for the manner in which briefs, motions, and other materials shall be filed for the purpose of determining assignment of cases; to provide for the publication of the decisions of the Court of Appeals; to provide for certain other procedural and administrative matters of the Court of Appeals; to amend Section 14-3-320, relating to the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, so as to provide that in certain cases which arise out of the Family Court, review by the Supreme Court of the findings of fact shall be limited to a determination of whether or not there is substantial evidence to sustain such facts.-amended titl
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01/27/83	House	Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference HJ-550
02/03/83	House	Debate adjourned HJ-657
02/03/83	House	Special order, set for imm. foll. disposition of H-2335 (under H-2430) HJ-666
02/24/83	House	Read second time HJ-1199
03/01/83	House	Debate interrupted HJ-1224
03/01/83	House	Objection by Rep. J. Bradley, Winstead, Simpson, & Waldrop HJ-1240
03/02/83	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1271
03/02/83	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-596
03/02/83	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-597
05/18/83	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-1389
05/19/83	Senate	Read second time SJ-1410
05/19/83	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-1410
05/19/83	Senate	Special order, set for Wednesday, May 25 at 12:00 SJ-1410
05/25/83	Senate	Amended SJ-1490
05/25/83	Senate	Debate interrupted SJ-1497
05/26/83	Senate	Amended SJ-1530
05/26/83	Senate	Read third time SJ-1533
05/26/83	Senate	Returned SJ-1533
06/01/83	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-3392
06/02/83		Ratified R 159
06/02/83		Signed By Governor
06/02/83		Effective date 06/02/83
06/02/83		Act No. 89
06/13/83		Copies available