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Circuits map. The South Carolina Circuit Court is the state court of general jurisdiction of the U.S. state of South Carolina.It consists of a civil division (the Court of Common Pleas) and a criminal division (the Court of General Sessions).
Courts of South Carolina include: . 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 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.
Courthouse Photo County Location Built Notes Abbeville County Courthouse: Abbeville: Abbeville: 1908: Listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Aiken County Courthouse: Aiken ...
"South Carolina", Caselaw Access Project, Harvard Law School, OCLC 1078785565, Court decisions freely available to the public online, in a consistent format, digitized from the collection of the Harvard Law Library
Kershaw County was named for Col. Joseph Kershaw (1727–1791), an early settler considered as "the father of Camden". Originally part of Camden District, Kershaw County was formed in 1791 from parts of Claremont, Lancaster, Fairfield, and Richland counties. The county seat is Camden, the oldest inland city in South Carolina.
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
Kershaw is a town in Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States. It was incorporated in 1888. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,803, [5] and as of 2019 the estimated population was 2,321. The Haile Gold Mine, where gold was discovered in 1825, is 3 miles (5 km) from town and was at one time the largest single producer of gold in ...