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South Carolina has a statewide business court program within the circuit courts. [1] This began as a pilot program in a limited number of circuits, created by a South Carolina Supreme Court administrative order in 2007, [2] which the Supreme Court expanded statewide in 2014, [3] and later made permanent in 2019. [4]
The Court of Appeals hears most appeals from the Circuit Courts and Family Courts of South Carolina that do not fall within the seven classes of cases over which the South Carolina Supreme Court exercises exclusive jurisdiction. [1] Those seven classes are cases involving the death penalty, public utility rates, significant constitutional issues,
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.
One example involved an unnamed CEO of a major industrial company in South Carolina who classified the state as a “judicial hellhole,” following a lawsuit his company lost at the hands of a ...
State courts of South Carolina. South Carolina Supreme Court [1] South Carolina Court of Appeals [2] South Carolina Circuit Courts (16 circuits) [3] South Carolina Family Courts [4] South Carolina Probate Courts [5] South Carolina Magistrate Courts [6] South Carolina Municipal Courts [7] Federal courts located in South Carolina. United States ...
Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill swears the oath before taking the stand during the Alex Murdaugh jury-tampering hearing at the Richland County Judicial Center on Monday, January 29 ...
Justice Began active service Ended active service Notes David Gordon Baker: 1935: 1956: Became chief justice in 1943 Elihu H. Bay: 1791: 1838 - Donald W. Beatty
Supreme Court Chief Justice and Governor John Rutledge: U.S. Custom House † [5] Charleston: 200 East Bay Street: E.D.S.C. 1884–1896 Built in 1879, still in use as a custom house. n/a U.S. Post Office and Courthouse † [6] Charleston: 85 Broad Street: E.D.S.C. D.S.C. 1896–1988 Still in use as a federal office building. n/a J. Waties ...