South Carolina § 2-19-35 Criteria for investigations and consideration of Commission.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 2-19-35 — Criteria for investigations and consideration of Commission.

South Carolina § 2-19-35

Title 2GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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

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S.C. Code Ann. § 2-19-35 (2026).

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(A)The responsibility of the South Carolina Judicial Merit Selection Commission is to investigate and consider the qualifications of the candidates for judicial office in Administrative Law Court or on the family court, circuit court, court of appeals, or Supreme Court. Investigations and consideration of the commission should include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

(1)constitutional qualifications;

(2)ethical fitness;

(3)professional and academic ability;

(4)character;

(5)reputation;

(6)physical health;

(7)mental stability;

(8)experience; and (9) judicial temperament.

(B)Race, gender, national origin, and other demographic factors shall be considered by the commission to ensure nondiscrimination to the greatest extent possible as to all segments of the population o

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(A) The responsibility of the South Carolina Judicial Merit Selection Commission is to investigate and consider the qualifications of the candidates for judicial office in Administrative Law Court or on the family court, circuit court, court of appeals, or Supreme Court. Investigations and consideration of the commission should include, but are not limited to, the following areas: (1) constitutional qualifications; (2) ethical fitness; (3) professional and academic ability; (4) character; (5) reputation; (6) physical health; (7) mental stability; (8) experience; and (9) judicial temperament. (B) Race, gender, national origin, and other demographic factors shall be considered by the commission to ensure nondiscrimination to the greatest extent possible as to all segments of the population of the State.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 413, SECTION 1; 1996 Act No. 391, Part I, SECTION 1; 2024 Act No. 219 (S.1046), SECTION 1, eff July 1, 2025. Effect of Amendment 2024 Act No. 219, SECTION 1, in (A), in the first sentence, inserted "South Carolina" and substituted "Administrative Law Court" for "the administrative law judge division"; and in (B), substituted "Race," for "In making nominations, race," and "shall" for "should".