H 4835 General Bill, By Davenport, Duncan and M.A. Pitts
Summary: Judicial Merit Selection Commission
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 2-19-22 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AN INVESTIGATION OF A JUDGE BY THE JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION IF TEN MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION FOR POSSIBLE MALFEASANCE, MISFEASANCE, INCOMPETENCY, ABSENTEEISM, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, MISCONDUCT, PERSISTENT NEGLECT OF DUTY IN OFFICE, OR INCAPACITY, TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMMISSION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AFTER ITS INVESTIGATION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL MEET IN JOINT SESSION WITHIN THREE WEEKS OF THE RECEIPT OF THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCEPTING OR REJECTING THE RECOMMENDATION.
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02/25/04	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-52
02/25/04	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-52