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The Circuit Court is the state trial court of general jurisdiction in South Carolina. It is also a superior court , having limited appellate jurisdiction over appeals from the lower Probate Court, Magistrate's Court, and Municipal Court; and appeals from the Administrative Law Judge Division, which hears matters relating to state administrative ...
This is a list of county courthouses in South Carolina. Each county in South Carolina has a courthouse in the county seat . Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap
South Carolina is one of two states where the state legislature elects state court judges, including the justices on the state supreme court. [3] A ten-person committee (composed mostly of state legislators) called the Judicial Merit Selection Commission (JMSC) winnows down the number of candidates to fill a judicial vacancy to three based on candidate qualifications.
The District of South Carolina was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, on September 24, 1789. [2] It was subdivided into the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina and the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina Districts on February 21, 1823, by 3 Stat. 726. [2]
A background article written by CNN's legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Joan Biskupic who details the decision-making process leading to the landmark court decision in R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved on November 24, 2020.
KENNEBUNK, Maine — A local funeral home is denying allegations it mishandled the remains of a couple’s late infant daughter and added to their grief and trauma by inflicting emotional distress.
Old Greenwood Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina. Established around the year 1860, the Old Greenwood Cemetery is a historic burial place in the said city. It is significant because of being the oldest cemetery in the area.
Greenwood is a city in and the county seat of Greenwood County, South Carolina. [5] The population in the 2020 United States Census was 22,545 down from 23,222 at the 2010 census . [ 6 ] The city is home to Lander University .