South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 5105


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    5105
Primary Sponsor:                Felder
Committee Number:               30
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Judges, salary structure
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Ways and Means
Computer Document Number:       GJK/20351SD.94
Introduced Date:                19940414
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              19940414
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Felder
                                Wilkins
                                R. Smith
                                Waldrop
                                D. Wilder
                                McElveen
                                McKay
                                McTeer
                                D. Smith
                                Stoddard
                                Martin
                                McAbee
                                McCraw
                                Sturkie
                                Tucker
                                G. Bailey
                                Baxley
                                Beatty
                                Elliott
                                Hallman
                                Carnell
                                Cobb-Hunter
                                Harrell
                                Harrelson
                                P. Harris
                                J. Harris
                                Harvin
                                Harwell
                                Jennings
                                Kinon
                                Klauber
                                Meacham
                                Rudnick
                                Simrill
Type of Legislation:            General Bill



History


Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
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5105  House   19940414      Introduced, read first time,    30
                            referred to Committee

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 14-1-200, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SALARIES OF JUSTICES, JUDGES, AND SOLICITORS, SO AS TO REVISE THE SALARY STRUCTURE FOR JUDGES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, CIRCUIT COURT, FAMILY COURT, AND SOLICITORS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 14-1-200 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 14-1-200. The General Assembly shall establish the salary of the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court in the annual general appropriations act and shall fix the salaries for the court of appeals, circuit court, family court, and solicitors according to the following schedule:

(1) The Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals shall receive a salary in an amount not to exceed of ninety-nine percent of the salary fixed for Associate Justices of the Supreme Court;

(2) Judges of the court of appeals shall receive a salary of ninety-seven and one-half percent of the salary fixed for Associate Justices of the Supreme Court;

(2) (3) Judges of the court of appeals and circuit court judges shall receive a salary in an amount not to exceed of ninety-five percent of the salary fixed for Associate Justices of the Supreme Court;

(3) (4) Judges of the family court and circuit solicitors shall receive a salary in an amount not to exceed ninety of ninety-two and one-half percent of the salary fixed for Judges of the Court of Appeals and Circuit Court Associate Justices of the Supreme Court."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 1994, except that percentage increases provided for in subsections (2) and (4) of Section 14-1-200, as amended by this act, shall be implemented in phases with fifty percent of the increase becoming effective on January 1, 1995, and the remaining fifty percent of the increase becoming effective on January 1, 1996.

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