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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 committee, so far, has heard testimony from several officials across the state, including South Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice John Kittredge, Attorney General Alan Wilson and ...
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
After the withdrawal of two other judges, Verdin was the sole candidate to fill the upcoming vacancy on the South Carolina Supreme Court caused by the elevation of Justice John W. Kittredge to Chief Justice. [9] On June 5, 2024, Verdin was elected 152-0 by the South Carolina General Assembly to the Supreme Court. [10]
South Carolina’s Supreme Court will have one woman again. Appeals Court Judge Blake Hewitt dropped out of the Supreme Court race Thursday, leaving Appeals Court Judge Letitia Verdin as the only ...
On February 8, 2023, he was elected by the General Assembly to serve as a justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court in a 140–0 vote. [7] He replaced retired Justice Kaye Gorenflo Hearn, making the South Carolina Supreme Court the only state supreme court in the country without a female justice.
Here are the three candidates, down from six, vying for a seat soon to be vacated by South Carolina Associate Supreme Court Justice John Kittredge. SC Supreme Court candidates narrowed. How much ...
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.