South Carolina Statutes
§ 14-5-180 — Assignment of disengaged circuit judge or appointment of special judge when docket is overcrowded.
Whenever the time fixed for holding any of the courts of general sessions or common pleas of this State shall be found not sufficient for the trial of all cases before the court, a like assignment of a disengaged circuit judge or commission of a special judge may be had to hold the court to which the judge then holding such overcrowded court may have been in due course next assigned and the term of such overcrowded court shall proceed until the cases before it are disposed of.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 15-218; 1952 Code SECTION 15-218; 1942 Code SECTION 44; 1932 Code SECTION 44; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 42; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 3840; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 2743; G. S. 2123; R. S. 2254; 1896 (22) 11; 1925 (34) 5; 1929 (36) 258; 1931 (37) 257; 1935 (39) 55.
Nearby Sections
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§ 14-5-110
Qualification by circuit judge.§ 14-5-120
Salaries of judges.§ 14-5-130
Repealed.§ 14-5-180
Assignment of disengaged circuit judge or appointment of special judge when docket is overcrowded.§ 14-5-20
Seals of courts of common pleas.§ 14-5-200
Compensation of special judge.§ 14-5-310
Rules of court.