South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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S. 816

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Senators L. Martin, Campsen, Malloy, Peeler, Alexander, McGill and Hayes
Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\l. martin\jud0076.js.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4355

Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2014
Currently residing in the Senate

Summary: Judge elections

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/10/2013  Senate  Prefiled
  12/10/2013  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/14/2014  Senate  Introduced (Senate Journal-page 32)
   1/14/2014  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 32)
   1/14/2014  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 32)
   1/15/2014          Scrivener's error corrected
    2/4/2014  Senate  Adopted (Senate Journal-page 21)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/10/2013
1/14/2014
1/15/2014

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RECALLED

January 14, 2014

S. 816

Introduced by Senators L. Martin, Campsen, Malloy, Peeler, Alexander, McGill and Hayes

S. Printed 1/14/14--S.    [SEC 1/15/14 10:55 AM]

Read the first time January 14, 2014.

            

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO FIX NOON ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2014, AS THE TIME TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT, CHIEF JUSTICE, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JULY 31, 2014; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, AT-LARGE, SEAT 11, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2014; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, AT-LARGE, SEAT 12, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2014; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, AT-LARGE, SEAT 13, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2014; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 3, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2014; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1, TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM THAT EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2019; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 2, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2014; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 5, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2014; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE FAMILY COURT, THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 5, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2014, AND TO FILL THE SUBSEQUENT FULL TERM WHICH WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2020; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF FAMILY COURT, FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 2, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2016, AND THE SUCCESSOR WILL FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF THAT OFFICE; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO THE FAMILY COURT, FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 3, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2014; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF FAMILY COURT, SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 1, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2016, AND THE SUCCESSOR WILL FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF THAT OFFICE; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO THE JUDGE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW COURT, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE, SEAT 1, WHOSE TERM WILL EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2014; AND AS THE DATE TO MEET IN JOINT SESSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY, AT-LARGE SEAT NINE, WHOSE TERM EXPIRES ON JUNE 30, 2016, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY, FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, WHOSE TERM EXPIRES ON JUNE 30, 2017, AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING TWO MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE OLD EXCHANGE BUILDING COMMISSION, AT-LARGE SEATS, WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE ON JUNE 30, 2018.

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the Senate and the House of Representatives shall meet in joint assembly in the Hall of the House of Representatives Wednesday, February 5, 2014, at noon to elect a successor to the Honorable Jean Hoefer Toal, chief justice of the Supreme Court, whose term will expire July 31, 2014; to elect a successor to the Honorable Alison Renee Lee, judge of the Circuit Court, At-Large, Seat 11, whose seat will expire June 30, 2014; to elect a successor to the Honorable Thomas A. Russo, judge of the Circuit Court, At-Large Seat 12, whose term will expire June 30, 2014; to elect a successor to the Honorable Larry B. Hyman, Jr., judge of the Circuit Court, At-Large Seat 13, whose term will expire June 30, 2014; to elect a successor to the Honorable Michael S. Holt, judge of the Family Court, Fourth Judicial Circuit, Seat 3, whose seat will expire June 30, 2014; to elect a successor to the Honorable Brian M. Gibbons, judge of the Family Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Seat 1, due to his election to the Circuit Court, to fill the unexpired term that will expire June 30, 2019; to elect a successor to the Honorable W. Thomas Sprott, Jr., judge of the Family Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Seat 2, whose seat will expire June 30, 2014; to elect a successor to the Honorable Jocelyn B. Cate, judge of the Family Court, Ninth Judicial Circuit, Seat 5, whose seat will expire June 30, 2014; to elect a successor to the Honorable Robert N. Jenkins, judge of the Family Court, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 5, upon his retirement on or before June 30, 2014, and the successor will fill the subsequent full term that will expire June 30, 2020; to elect a successor to the Honorable Lisa A. Kinon, judge of the Family Court, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 2, upon her retirement on or before October 5, 2013, and the successor will fill the unexpired term of that office which will expire June 30, 2016; to elect a successor to the Honorable Ronald R. Norton, judge of the Family Court, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 3, whose seat will expire June 30, 2014; to elect a successor to the Honorable Robert E. Guess, judge of the Family Court, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 1, upon his retirement on or before January 31, 2014, and the successor will fill the unexpired term of that office which will expire June 30, 2016; to elect a successor to the Honorable Ralph King "Tripp" Anderson III, Judge of the Administrative Law Court, Chief Administrative Judge, Seat 1, whose term will expire June 30, 2014; and for the purpose of electing a member to the board of trustees of Francis Marion University to fill the term of a member for the At-Large Seat Nine whose term expires on June 30, 2016; and for the purpose of electing a member to the board of trustees of South Carolina State University to fill the term of a member for the Fifth Congressional District whose term expires on June 30, 2017; and for the purpose of electing two members to the board of trustees of the Old Exchange Building Commission, At-Large Seats, whose terms will expire on June 30, 2018.

Be it further resolved that all nominations must be made by the chairman of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, and that no further nominating or seconding speeches may be made by members of the General Assembly on behalf of any candidate.

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