South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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S. 698

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Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Ritchie, Ford and Cleary
Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\ritchie\jud0067.jhr.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3932

Introduced in the Senate on April 19, 2007
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Judicial elections

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/19/2007  Senate  Introduced SJ-8
   4/19/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-8

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4/19/2007

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO FIX 12:00 NOON ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2007, AS THE TIME TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT, SEAT 5, TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM WHICH EXPIRES ON JULY 31, 2010; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, SEAT 7, TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM WHICH EXPIRES ON JUNE 30, 2008, AND THE SUBSEQUENT FULL TERM WHICH EXPIRES ON JUNE 30, 2014; AND TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 2, TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM WHICH EXPIRES ON JUNE 30, 2009.

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

That the Senate and the House of Representatives shall meet in joint assembly in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, May 23, 2007, at 12:00 noon to elect a successor to the Honorable E. C. Burnett III, Justice of the Supreme Court, Seat 5, to fill the unexpired term which expires on July 31, 2010; to elect a successor to the Honorable H. Samuel Stilwell, Judge of the Court of Appeals, Seat 7, to fill the unexpired term which expires on June 30, 2008, and the subsequent full term which expires on June 30, 2014; and to elect a successor to the Honorable Paula H. Thomas, Judge of the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 2, to fill the unexpired term which expires on June 30, 2009.

Be it further resolved that all nominations must be made by the Chairman of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission and that no further nominating or seconding speeches may be made by members of the General Assembly on behalf of any candidate.

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