H 3558 General Bill, By J.M. White and D.E. McTeer
 A Bill to amend Section 20-7-1410, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the number of Family Court judges for each judicial circuit, so as
 to provide that no county in the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit as well as the
 Sixth Circuit shall have more than one resident Family Court judge, and to
 provide that this provision shall not preclude the reelection of any incumbent
 Family Court judge if this would result in more than one resident Family Court
 judge from a particular county in these circuits.

   02/08/95  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-69
   02/08/95  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-70
   03/29/95  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-9
   04/04/95  House  Debate interrupted HJ-21
   04/05/95  House  Debate adjourned until Thursday, April 6, 1995 HJ-16
   04/06/95  House  Amended HJ-45
   04/06/95  House  Read second time HJ-46
   04/11/95  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-14
   04/12/95  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-7
   04/12/95  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-7

AMENDED

April 6, 1995

H. 3558

S. Printed 4/6/95--H.

Read the first time February 8, 1995.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 20-7-1410, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE NUMBER OF FAMILY COURT JUDGES FOR EACH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO COUNTY IN THE FOURTEENTH CIRCUIT AS WELL AS THE SIXTH CIRCUIT SHALL HAVE MORE THAN ONE RESIDENT FAMILY COURT JUDGE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THIS PROVISION SHALL NOT PRECLUDE THE REELECTION OF ANY INCUMBENT FAMILY COURT JUDGE IF THIS WOULD RESULT IN MORE THAN ONE RESIDENT FAMILY COURT JUDGE FROM A PARTICULAR COUNTY IN THESE CIRCUITS.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Section 20-7-1410 of the 1976 Code is 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 Four Judges

Tenth Circuit Three Judges

Eleventh Circuit Three Judges

Twelfth Circuit Three Judges

Thirteenth Circuit Four Judges

Fourteenth Circuit Three Judges

Fifteenth Circuit Two 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.

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 and applies to Family Court vacancies occurring after July 1, 1995.