H 3933 Session 112 (1997-1998)
H 3933 General Bill, By Cave, Bowers and Pinckney
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-1410, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
1976, RELATING TO THE NUMBER OF FAMILY COURT JUDGES FOR EACH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,
SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IN THOSE JUDICIAL CIRCUITS MADE UP OF FIVE COUNTIES, AT
LEAST ONE FAMILY COURT JUDGE MUST BE A RESIDENT OF ONE OF THE THREE COUNTIES
WITH THE SMALLEST POPULATION IN THE CIRCUIT AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE
REQUIREMENT NOT APPLY TO INCUMBENTS SEEKING REELECTION.
04/10/97 House Introduced and read first time HJ-75
04/10/97 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-76
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-1410, AS AMENDED, CODE OF
LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE
NUMBER OF FAMILY COURT JUDGES FOR EACH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IN THOSE JUDICIAL
CIRCUITS MADE UP OF FIVE COUNTIES, AT LEAST ONE
FAMILY COURT JUDGE MUST BE A RESIDENT OF ONE OF
THE THREE COUNTIES WITH THE SMALLEST POPULATION
IN THE CIRCUIT AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE
REQUIREMENT NOT APPLY TO INCUMBENTS SEEKING
REELECTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 20-7-1410 of the 1976 Code, as last amended
by Section 85E, Part II, Act 145 of 1995, is further amended to read:
"Section 20-7-1410. The General Assembly shall elect a number
of family court judges from each judicial circuit as follows:
First Circuit Two Judges
Second Circuit Two Judges
Third Circuit Three Judges
Fourth Circuit Three Judges
Fifth Circuit Four Judges
Sixth Circuit Two Judges
Seventh Circuit Three Judges
Eighth Circuit Three Judges
Ninth Circuit Five Judges
Tenth Circuit Three Judges
Eleventh Circuit Three Judges
Twelfth Circuit Three Judges
Thirteenth Circuit Five Judges
Fourteenth Circuit Three Judges
Fifteenth Circuit Three Judges
Sixteenth Circuit Two Judges
In the following judicial circuits at least one family court judge
must be a resident of each county in the circuit: fifth, seventh, ninth,
tenth, twelfth, thirteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth. In those judicial
circuits made up of three or more counties at least one family court
judge must be a resident of one of the counties which does not have
the largest population in the circuit. In those judicial circuits
made up of five counties, at least one family court judge must be a
resident of one of the three counties with the smallest population in
the circuit, except that this requirement shall not apply to incumbent
family court judges seeking reelection in those judicial circuits made
up of five counties.
No county in the sixth circuit shall have more than one resident
family court judge."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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