South Carolina § 2-19-120 Citizens Committees on Judicial Qualifications; membership; compensation.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 2-19-120 — Citizens Committees on Judicial Qualifications; membership; compensation.

South Carolina § 2-19-120

Title 2GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Ch. 19SOUTH CAROLINA JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION SCREENING AND ELECTION OF JUSTICES AND JUDGES

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 2-19-120 (2026).

Text

(A)The Chairman of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, upon the advice of the commission, shall select members to serve on Citizens Committees on Judicial Qualifications for each geographic district set by the commission. These committees shall, under the rules adopted by the commission, advise the commission concerning judicial candidates. The committees shall report their findings to the commission in such form as prescribed by the commission.

(B)The members appointed to the Citizens Committees on Judicial Qualifications shall be compensated with an emolument of one hundred dollars per round of screening.

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(A) The Chairman of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, upon the advice of the commission, shall select members to serve on Citizens Committees on Judicial Qualifications for each geographic district set by the commission. These committees shall, under the rules adopted by the commission, advise the commission concerning judicial candidates. The committees shall report their findings to the commission in such form as prescribed by the commission. (B) The members appointed to the Citizens Committees on Judicial Qualifications shall be compensated with an emolument of one hundred dollars per round of screening.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 35, SECTION 3; 2024 Act No. 219 (S.1046), SECTION 1, eff July 1, 2025. Effect of Amendment 2024 Act No. 219, SECTION 1, reenacted the section with no apparent change.