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The '''Masters-in-Equity''' is a court in [[South Carolina]] that hears cases referred to them by the [[South Carolina Circuit Courts]] and have basically the same power and authority as the circuit courts without the jury.
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==Judges by county==
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===[[Abbeville County, South Carolina (Judicial)|Abbeville County]]===
The '''South Carolina Masters-in-Equity''' resides in [[South Carolina]]. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...
* [[Curtis G. Clark (South Carolina)|Curtis G. Clark]]


===[[Aiken County, South Carolina (Judicial)|Aiken County]]===
* [[#Jurisdiction|Jurisdiction]]
* [[M. Anderson Griffith]]
* [[#Selection method|Selection method]]


===[[Allendale County, South Carolina (Judicial)|Allendale County]]===
==Jurisdiction==
* [[Walter H. Sanders, Jr.]]
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===[[Anderson County, South Carolina (Judicial)|Anderson County]]===
==Selection method==
* [[Ellis B. Drew, Jr.]]
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===[[Beaufort County, South Carolina (Judicial)|Beaufort County]]===
* [[Marvin H. Dukes, III]]
 
===[[Berkeley County, South Carolina (Judicial)|Berkeley County]]===
* [[Dale Edward Van Slambrook]]
 
===[[Calhoun County, South Carolina (Judicial)|Calhoun County]]===
* [[Martin R. Banks]]
 
===[[Charleston County, South Carolina (Judicial)|Charleston County]]===
* [[Mikell R. Scarborough]]
 
===[[Clarendon County, South Carolina (Judicial)|Clarendon County]]===
* [[William C. Coffey, Jr.]]
 
===[[Dorchester County, South Carolina (Judicial)|Dorchester County]]===
* [[James E. Chellis]]
 
===[[Georgetown County, South Carolina (Judicial)|Georgetown County]]===
* [[Joe M. Crosby]]
 
===[[Greenville County, South Carolina (Judicial)|Greenville County]]===
* [[Charles B. Simmons, Jr.]]
 
===[[Horry County, South Carolina (Judicial)|Horry County]]===
* [[Cynthia Graham Howe]]
 
===[[Kershaw County, South Carolina (Judicial)|Kershaw County]]===
* [[Jeffrey Marc Tzerman]]
 
===[[Lee County, South Carolina (Judicial)|Lee County]]===
* [[Stephen Bryan Doby]]
 
===[[Lexington County, South Carolina (Judicial)|Lexington County]]===
* [[James O. Spence]]
 
===[[Orangeburg County, South Carolina (Judicial)|Orangeburg County]]===
* [[James B. Jackson, Jr.]]
 
===[[Richland County, South Carolina (Judicial)|Richland County]]===
* [[Joseph M. Strickland]]
 
===[[Spartanburg County, South Carolina (Judicial)|Spartanburg County]]===
* [[Shannon Phillips (South Carolina)|Shannon Phillips]]
 
===[[Sumter County, South Carolina (Judicial)|Sumter County]]===
* [[Richard L. Booth]]
 
===[[York County, South Carolina (Judicial)|York County]]===
{{Greener|start=6/1/2018|before=* [[S. Jackson Kimball, III]]|after=''Vacant''}}
 
<ref>[http://www.judicial.state.sc.us/mastersCourt/MIEJudgeListPF.cfm ''South Carolina Judicial Department'', "Masters-In-Equity Judge Roster," accessed February 16, 2015]</ref>
 
==Former judges==
* [[Olin Davie Burgdorf]]
* [[Gordon G. Cooper]]
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* [[Robert A. Smoak, Jr.]]
* [[Robert E. Watson]]
* [[Patrick R. Watts]]


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Courts in South Carolina]]
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*[[South Carolina counties]]
*[[Judicial selection in South Carolina]]


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.judicial.state.sc.us/mastersCourt/MIEJudgeListPF.cfm ''South Carolina Judicial Department'', "Masters-In-Equity Judge Roster"]
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*[http://www.judicial.state.sc.us/mastersCourt/ ''South Carolina Judicial Department'', "Court Overview"]
*[https://www.sccourts.org/ South Carolina courts]
 


==Footnotes==
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[[category:Allendale County, South Carolina]]
[[category:Anderson County, South Carolina]]
[[category:Beaufort County, South Carolina]]
[[category:Berkeley County, South Carolina]]
[[category:Calhoun County, South Carolina]]
[[category:Charleston County, South Carolina]]
[[category:Clarendon County, South Carolina]]
[[category:Dorchester County, South Carolina]]
[[category:Georgetown County, South Carolina]]
[[category:Greenville County, South Carolina]]
[[category:Horry County, South Carolina]]
[[category:Kershaw County, South Carolina]]
[[category:Lee County, South Carolina]]
[[category:Lexington County, South Carolina]]
[[category:Orangeburg County, South Carolina]]
[[category:Richland County, South Carolina]]
[[category:Spartanburg County, South Carolina]]
[[category:Sumter County, South Carolina]]
[[category:York County, South Carolina]]
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The South Carolina Masters-in-Equity resides in South Carolina. Click on the links below to learn more about the court's...

Jurisdiction

This court holds the following jurisdiction:[1]

The Masters-in-Equity are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the General Assembly to a term of six years. They may serve in full or part-time capacity and are compensated by the county governing body. Masters have jurisdiction in equity matters referred to them by the Circuit Court. They have the power and authority of the Circuit Court sitting without a jury, to regulate all proceedings in every hearing before them, and to perform all acts and take all measures necessary or proper for the efficient performance of their duties under the order of reference. This includes the power to rule on all motions, require the production of evidence, and call witnesses and examine them under oath. Masters may also conduct sales under certain circumstances. There are currently 21 Masters-in-Equity. Appeals from an order or judgment entered by a master or referee "must be to the Supreme or the Court of Appeals as provided by the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules. A matter may not be referred to the master or referee for the purpose of making a report to the circuit court." S.C. Code Ann. § 14-11-85. See: Rule 53, SCRCP.[2]

Selection method

See also: Gubernatorial appointment of judges

Judges of the masters-in-equity courts are each appointed to four-year terms by the governor with the advice and consent of the state senate.[3] To serve on this court, a judge must be a U.S. citizen, a state resident for five years, between the ages of 21 and 72, and have a two-year associate degree.[4]

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