South Carolina § 14-5-920 Calling of special session by presiding judge; designation of judge to hold court.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 14-5-920 — Calling of special session by presiding judge; designation of judge to hold court.

South Carolina § 14-5-920

Title 14COURTS

Ch. 5CIRCUIT COURTS

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 14-5-920 (2026).

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Whenever it shall satisfactorily appear to any circuit judge that the public interest requires the holding of a special session of the court of general sessions or common pleas in any county in which he is at the time presiding over the court then in session such circuit judge may order a special session of the court of general sessions or common pleas to be held for such county at such time and for such term and such notice of the holding thereof shall be given as he may by order provide, which order shall be entered upon the records of the clerk of such court. And when such special session is so ordered only the circuit judge ordering the same shall hold the court, unless he be incapacitated to do so because of his illness or the illness of some member of his immediate family or because 

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Whenever it shall satisfactorily appear to any circuit judge that the public interest requires the holding of a special session of the court of general sessions or common pleas in any county in which he is at the time presiding over the court then in session such circuit judge may order a special session of the court of general sessions or common pleas to be held for such county at such time and for such term and such notice of the holding thereof shall be given as he may by order provide, which order shall be entered upon the records of the clerk of such court. And when such special session is so ordered only the circuit judge ordering the same shall hold the court, unless he be incapacitated to do so because of his illness or the illness of some member of his immediate family or because of any other reason considered sufficient in the opinion of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and in that event the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court shall order some other disengaged circuit judge or special judge to hold such court.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 15-302; 1952 Code SECTION 15-302; 1942 Code SECTION 69; 1932 Code SECTION 69; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 66; Civ. P. '12 SECTION 33; Civ. P. '02 SECTION 28; 1873 (15) SECTION 28; 1878 (16) 395; SECTION 3; 1884 (18) 770; 1931 (37) 257; 1934 (38) 1204.