Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3889 Primary Sponsor:Hodges Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Joint legislative committee to screen judges Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:436/11612.DW Introduced Date:Apr 11, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Apr 11, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Hodges McElveen Barber M.O. Alexander Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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3889 House Apr 11, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 25
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 2-19-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW CANDIDATES FOR OFFICES ELECTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SO AS TO REVISE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE WHEN REVIEWING CANDIDATES FOR A FAMILY COURT, CIRCUIT COURT, COURT OF APPEALS, OR SUPREME COURT JUDGESHIP.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 2-19-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 2-19-10. (A) Whenever an election is to be held by the General Assembly in Joint Session, including members of the judiciary, a joint committee, composed of eight members, four of whom shall must be members of the House of Representatives and four of whom shall must be members of the Senate, shall must be appointed, except as otherwise provided below, to consider the qualifications of the candidates. Each body shall determine how its respective members shall be are selected. Each joint committee shall meet as soon after its appointment as may be practicable and shall elect one of its members as chairman, one as secretary, and such those other officers as it may deem considers desirable.
(B) Where the office to be filled is a family court, circuit court, court of appeals, or Supreme Court judgeship, the joint committee shall consist of:
(1) three members of the House of Representatives, one of whom must be a licensed attorney at law;
(2) three members of the Senate, one of whom must be a licensed attorney at law;
(3) three members appointed by the Governor, one of whom must be a licensed attorney at law, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
(C) The committee considering the qualifications for the judges pursuant to subsection (B) may not recommend more than three candidates to the General Assembly."
SECTION 2. The provisions of Section 2-19-10 of the 1976 Code, as amended by the provisions of Section 1 of this act, do not apply to any joint committee established on the effective date of this act to review the qualifications of judicial candidates.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.