H 3070

  • South Carolina House Joint Resolution
  • 2019-2020 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 08, 2019
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Supreme Court judges, Court of Appeals judges, and Circuit Court judges

Abstract

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO AMEND ARTICLE V OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, JUDGES ON THE COURT OF APPEALS, AND CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RATHER THAN BEING ELECTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND TO REPEAL PROVISIONS REQUIRING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ESTABLISH A JUDICIAL MERIT SCREENING COMMISSION.

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May 02, 2019

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Jones

Jan 09, 2019

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hill

Jan 08, 2019

House

Introduced and read first time

House

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Dec 18, 2018

House

Prefiled

House

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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