South Carolina Statutes
§ 14-23-1080 — Judges shall not sit in certain cases.
South Carolina § 14-23-1080
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 14-23-1080 (2026).
Text
No judge or associate judge shall sit in any case in which he has a vested interest, or in which he is biased or prejudiced in favor of or against any interested party, or in which he has been counsel or a material witness, or in the determination of any cause or proceeding in the administration or settlement of any estate under a will that he has prepared, or of any estate of any person in which he is interested as heir, legatee, executor, administrator, guardian or trustee. In every such case the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall appoint a special judge to sit in the matter.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 690 Art. V SECTION 8.
Nearby Sections
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§ 14-23-1010
Establishment.§ 14-23-1030
Associate judges.§ 14-23-1050
Bond.§ 14-23-1070
Appointment of deputies; powers.§ 14-23-1080
Judges shall not sit in certain cases.§ 14-23-1090
Appointment and removal of clerk.§ 14-23-1100
Duties of clerk.§ 14-23-1110
Practice of law by judges or associate judges.§ 14-23-1120
Court of record; seal.§ 14-23-1150
Jurisdiction of judges.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 14-23-1080, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/14-23-1080.