H 3361 Joint Resolution, By R.S. Corning
    A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to Section 3, Article V of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, relating to the Supreme Court; Section 8, Article V, relating to the Court of Appeals; Section 13, Article V, relating to the judicial circuits and the courts thereof; Section 17, Article V, relating to the removal or retirement of judges of the Unified Court System; and Section 18, Article V, relating to vacancies in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and the Circuit Court, so as to provide that judges of these courts must be appointed by the Governor upon the advice and consent of the General Assembly from a list of nominees submitted by the South Carolina Judicial Nominating Commission; and to amend Article V of the Constitution of this State relating to the Judicial Department by adding Section 27 so as to establish the South Carolina Judicial Nominating Commission to nominate candidates for the above judicial offices and for judges of other courts of uniform jurisdiction as the General Assembly may provide by law.
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02/03/93	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-10
02/03/93	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-10