H 3475 General Bill, By Neilson, Allison, Bailey, Cooper, Davenport, Kirsh, 
Limehouse, Littlejohn, Meacham, Moody-Lawrence, Seithel, Simrill, Vaughn, 
C.C. Wells and D. Williams
 A Bill to amend Section 20-7-1370, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to qualifications and terms of family court judges, so as to
 change the term from six to four years.

   02/02/95  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-8
   02/02/95  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-8

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-1370, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO QUALIFICATIONS AND TERMS OF FAMILY COURT JUDGES, SO AS TO CHANGE THE TERM FROM SIX TO FOUR YEARS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 20-7-1370 B. of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 17 of 1989, is further amended to read:

"B. Family court judges must be elected by the General Assembly for terms of six four years and until their successors are elected and qualify."

SECTION 2. Those family court judges serving on this act's effective date shall continue to serve until the expiration of the terms for which they were elected and until their successors are elected and qualify.

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.