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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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
POLLED OUT OF COMMITTEE
MAJORITY FAVORABLE
March 18, 2003
H. 3172
S. Printed 3/18/03--S.
Read the first time March 11, 2003.
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
Has polled the Concurrent Resolution out majority favorable.
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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