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10th Judicial Circuit, South Carolina
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Jurisdiction
This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]
| “ | Directly under the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals is the Circuit Court, the State's court of general jurisdiction. It has a civil court (the Court of Common Pleas) and a criminal court (the Court of General Sessions). In addition to its general trial jurisdiction, the Circuit Court has limited appellate jurisdiction over appeals from the Probate Court, Magistrate's Court, and Municipal Court, as well as appeals from the Administrative Law Judge Division over matters relating to state administrative and regulatory agencies. The state is divided into sixteen judicial circuits. Each circuit has at least one resident judge who maintains an office in the judge's home county within the circuit. Circuit judges serve the sixteen circuits, on a rotating basis, with court terms and assignments determined by the Chief Justice through Court Administration. Circuit Court judges are elected to staggered terms of six years.[2] | ” |
Selection method
The 46 judges of the circuit courts are selected in a similar manner. The South Carolina Judicial Merit Selection Commission screens and selects candidates for judgeships then submits a list of three names to the South Carolina General Assembly. The assembly then votes on the candidates, either choosing one of the three recommendations or rejecting the entire slate.[3][4]
Circuit judges serve six-year terms. Upon finishing their terms, judges are subject to re-election by the legislature.[4]
- The chief judge of each circuit court is designated by the chief justice of the state supreme court, serving in that capacity for only six months.[4]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[4]
- a U.S. citizen;
- between the ages of 32 and 72;
- a resident of the state for at least five years; and
- licensed as an attorney for at least eight years.
A judge who reaches the age of 72 in office must retire by the end of that calendar year.[5]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina Judicial Branch, "Overview of SC Judicial System," accessed May 19, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Albany Law Review, "The Untouchables: The Impact of South Carolina's New Judicial Selection System on the South Carolina Supreme Court, 1997-2003," June 30, 2004
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: South Carolina," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ The South Carolina Office of the Attorney General, "To the Honorable Victor A. Rawl," June 7, 2004
Federal courts:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of South Carolina • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of South Carolina
State courts:
South Carolina Supreme Court • South Carolina Court of Appeals • South Carolina Circuit Courts • South Carolina Masters-in-Equity • South Carolina Family Courts • South Carolina Magistrate Courts • South Carolina Municipal Courts • South Carolina Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in South Carolina • South Carolina judicial elections • Judicial selection in South Carolina
