S 0303 General Bill, By Ryberg
Summary: Judicial candidates, Judicial Merit Selection Commission; Courts, Judges, Justices, Supreme, Appeals, Circuit; Elections
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 2-19-10 AND SECTION 2-19-80, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CONSIDERATION AND NOMINATION OF JUDICIAL CANDIDATES BY THE JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION TO REVIEW THE QUALIFICATIONS OF AN INCUMBENT MEMBER OF THE JUDICIARY WHO HAS FILED A DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY FOR ELECTION TO SUCCEED HIMSELF AND TO DELETE REFERENCES TO THE NAME OF THE INCUMBENT JUDGE BEING SUBMITTED TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR RE-ELECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 14-3-10, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS UNDER WHICH THE JUSTICES MAY SUCCEED THEMSELVES; TO AMEND SECTION 14-5-610, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF CIRCUIT JUDGES, SO AS TO DELETE THE AT-LARGE JUDGESHIPS WHO ARE REASSIGNED TO PARTICULAR CIRCUITS AND TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS UNDER WHICH CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES MAY SUCCEED THEMSELVES; TO AMEND SECTION 14-8-20, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS UNDER WHICH THE JUDGES MAY SUCCEED THEMSELVES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-1370, RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF FAMILY COURT JUDGES, SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS UNDER WHICH FAMILY COURT JUDGES MAY SUCCEED THEMSELVES.
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02/08/01	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-7
02/08/01	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-7