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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]
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.
- ↑ South Carolina Judicial Department, "Probate Court," accessed September 5, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: South Carolina; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ South Carolina Legislature, "Code of Laws, Section 7-13-15," accessed June 20, 2014
- ↑ South Carolina Legislature, "Code of Laws, Section 7-11-90," accessed June 20, 2014
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
