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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 ...
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 ...
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’s judicial landscape could change following calls by key leaders to revamp the way judges are selected in the state. Here are some the major players and their proposals.
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 South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state’s death penalty, which now includes a firing squad as well as lethal injection and the electric chair, is legal.. All five ...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For the first time in nearly two decades, South Carolina’s Supreme Court will be entirely white. Diversity on the bench is a big topic in a state where African Americans ...
The United States federal court system has utilized several courthouses located in the state of South Carolina.These courthouses have housed the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina (D.S.C.) and its predecessors, the Eastern (E.D. S.C.) and Western (W.D. S.C.) Districts of South Carolina.