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S 597
  • Introduced
    Feb 23, 2021
  • Passed Senate
  • Passed House
  • Signed into Law
S 597
South Carolina Senate Bill
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A JOINT RESOLUTION TO AMEND ARTICLE V OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, 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 SELECTION COMMISSION.
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Senate • Feb 23, 2021: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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  • Feb 23, 2021 | Senate
    • Introduced and read first time
    • Referred to Committee on Judiciary
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