H 3070 South Carolina House · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Supreme Court judges, Court of Appeals judges, and Circuit Court judges

Summary
A JOINT RESOLUTION TO AMEND ARTICLE V OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, JUDGES ON THE COURT OF APPEALS, AND CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RATHER THAN BEING ELECTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND TO REPEAL PROVISIONS REQUIRING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ESTABLISH A JUDICIAL MERIT SCREENING COMMISSION.
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Jan 2019
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Introduced Jan 8, 2019 Last action May 2, 2019
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Jan 8, 2019
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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Jan 8, 2019
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Dec 18, 2018
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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