South Carolina Senate Joint Resolution 873

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-16 - Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Amendment To Section 15, Article V Of The Constitution Of South Carolina, 1895, Relating To Qualifications Of Justices And Judges Of The Supreme Court, The Court Of Appeals, And The Circuit Court, So As To Provide That In Addition To The Qualifications For Justices And Judges Contained In This Section, No Person May Be Elected As The Chief Justice Or As An Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court Or As A Judge Of The Court Of Appeals Who Has Not Previously Served As A Judge Of A Court Of Record In This State.

Judicial qualifications

Sen. Maymia McLeod [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-16	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Talley (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Sabb, Senn
2024-01-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-01-09	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2023-11-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-11-30	Senate	Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0873&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/873_20231130.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/S0873%202024-01-09%20introduced.pdf