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The Circuit Court is the state trial court of general jurisdiction in South Carolina. It is also a superior court, having limited appellate jurisdiction over appeals from the lower Probate Court, Magistrate's Court, and Municipal Court; and appeals from the Administrative Law Judge Division, which hears matters relating to state administrative ...
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 Family Courts [4] South Carolina Probate Courts [5] South Carolina Magistrate Courts [6] South Carolina Municipal Courts [7] Federal courts located in South Carolina. United States ...
The Court of Appeals hears most appeals from the Circuit Courts and Family Courts of South Carolina that do not fall within the seven classes of cases over which the South Carolina Supreme Court exercises exclusive jurisdiction. [1] Those seven classes are cases involving the death penalty, public utility rates, significant constitutional issues,
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 ...
A South Carolina court official under investigation amid allegations of tampering with the jury in the Alex Murdaugh trial announced her resignation on Monday. Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky ...
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.
A South Carolina court clerk has announced her resignation after being plagued by accusations of jury tampering during Alex Murdaugh’s high-profile double murder trial.. In what marks her first ...
The District of South Carolina was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, on September 24, 1789. [2] It was subdivided into the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina and the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina Districts on February 21, 1823, by 3 Stat. 726. [2]