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Horry County Probate Court, South Carolina

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The Horry County Probate Court resides in South Carolina. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...

Jurisdiction

This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]

Each county in South Carolina has a popularly elected probate judge who serves a four-year term. Probate courts have jurisdiction over marriage licenses, estates of deceased persons, minor settlements under $25,000.00, guardianships of minors and incompetents and involuntary commitments to mental institutions. (S.C. Code Ann. § 14-23-1010 et seq.) They also have exclusive jurisdiction over trusts and concurrent jurisdiction with Circuit Courts over powers of attorney. [2]

Selection method

See also: Judicial selection in the states
See also: Partisan elections

Judges of the South Carolina Probate Courts are each elected to four-year terms.[3] The elections for this court are partisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a U.S. citizen, a qualified elector of the county, older than 21 years of age, and either a bachelor's degree or four years of experience as an employee in a probate judge's office.[4]

Judicial elections in South Carolina

See also: South Carolina judicial elections

South Carolina is one of 11 states that uses partisan elections to select judges and does not use retention elections for subsequent terms. To read more about how states use judicial elections to select judges across the country, click here.

Primary election

Primary elections for probate court candidates are conducted on the second Tuesday in June.[5]

Unopposed candidates

Unopposed candidates for the probate courts do not appear on the primary ballots, but automatically advance to the general election.[6]

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