H 3529

  • South Carolina House Joint Resolution
  • 2023-2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 10, 2023
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Constitutional amendment, Judicial Department

Abstract

A JOINT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTIONS 3, 8, 13, 18, AND 27, ARTICLE V OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 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 SENATE 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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Mar 08, 2023

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine

Feb 08, 2023

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McGinnis

Feb 01, 2023

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing

Jan 31, 2023

South Carolina Legislature

Scrivener's error corrected

Jan 10, 2023

House

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

House

Introduced and read first time

Dec 15, 2022

House

Prefiled

House

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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