S 0064 General Bill, By Ford
Summary: Family Court judges
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 63-3-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND TERMS OF FAMILY COURT JUDGES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT FAMILY COURT JUDGES SHALL BE POPULARLY ELECTED FROM STATE SENATORIAL DISTRICTS BY THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF EACH DISTRICT, AND TO PROVIDE THAT JUDICIAL SCREENING PROCEDURES IN CHAPTER 19, TITLE 2 DO NOT APPLY TO THESE POPULARLY ELECTED JUDGES; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 63-3-40 RELATING TO THE NUMBER OF FAMILY COURT JUDGES ASSIGNED TO EACH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.
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12/10/08	Senate	Prefiled
12/10/08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/13/09	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-101
01/13/09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-101