South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 3172

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Altman, Littlejohn and Hinson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3075dw03.doc

Introduced in the House on January 14, 2003
Introduced in the Senate on March 11, 2003
Adopted by the General Assembly on June 4, 2003

Summary: Federal judges, appointment criteria

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/4/2002  House   Prefiled
   12/4/2002  House   Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions
   1/14/2003  House   Introduced HJ-121
   1/14/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions HJ-121
    3/5/2003  House   Committee report: Favorable Invitations and Memorial 
                        Resolutions HJ-65
    3/6/2003  House   Adopted, sent to Senate HJ-21
    3/6/2003          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/11/2003  Senate  Introduced SJ-8
   3/11/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on General SJ-8
   3/18/2003  Senate  Polled out of committee General SJ-10
   3/18/2003  Senate  Committee report: Favorable General SJ-10
    6/4/2003  Senate  Adopted, returned to House with concurrence SJ-110

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/4/2002
3/5/2003
3/6/2003
3/18/2003

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POLLED OUT OF COMMITTEE

MAJORITY FAVORABLE

March 18, 2003

H. 3172

Introduced by Reps. Altman, Littlejohn and Hinson

S. Printed 3/18/03--S.

Read the first time March 11, 2003.

            

THE GENERAL COMMITTEE

To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 3172) to request the United States Congress and the President of the United States to remember that federal judges are not appointed for life, but pursuant to the United States Constitution are appointed, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

Has polled the Concurrent Resolution out majority favorable.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO REQUEST THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO REMEMBER THAT FEDERAL JUDGES ARE NOT APPOINTED FOR LIFE, BUT PURSUANT TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION ARE APPOINTED DURING "GOOD BEHAVIOR".

Whereas, the members of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina respectfully remind the United States Congress and the President of the United States that federal judges are not appointed for life, but under Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution they are appointed "... during good behavior ..."; and

Whereas, it is appropriate that the United States Congress and the President of the United States define what "good behavior" of federal judges means; and

Whereas, it is a proper function of the United States Congress and the President of the United States to remove, from time to time, those federal judges as may in their opinion be found to be other than in "good behavior". Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina hereby request the United States Congress and the President of the United States to recognize that federal judges are not appointed for life, but pursuant to the United States Constitution are appointed during "good behavior" and may be removed from office for other than "good behavior" as defined by the United States Congress.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the President of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, and the President of the United States.

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