On motion of Rep. RHOAD, nominations were closed.
The Reading Clerk of the Senate called the roll of the Senate and the Senators voted viva voce as their names were called.
The following named Senators voted for Mr. Ervin:
Alexander Drummond Waldrep
The following named Senators voted for Ms. Hearn:
Elliott Glover Hayes Leventis Rankin Smith, G.
The following named Senators voted for Mr. Stilwell:
Bryan Cork Courtney Ford Giese Gregory Holland Jackson Land Lander Leatherman Martin Matthews McConnell McGill Mescher Moore Passailaigue Patterson Peeler Reese Russell Ryberg Saleeby Setzler Short Smith, J.V. Thomas Washington Williams Wilson
On motion of Rep. WILKINS, the members of the House voted by electric roll call.
The following named Representatives voted for Mr. Ervin:
Byrd Cain Carnell Chamblee Cooper Harris, P.
Keyserling Kirsh Klauber Limbaugh Lloyd Marchbanks Mason McAbee McTeer Phillips Rogers Sandifer Seithel Sheheen Stille Townsend Tucker Waldrop Whipper, L. White Williams
The following named Representatives voted for Ms. Hearn:
Askins Bailey Baxley Beatty Boan Breeland Brown, G. Brown, J. Brown, T. Canty Cave Clyburn Cotty Cromer Delleney Elliott Felder Gamble Govan Harris, J. Harrison Hines Hodges Howard Inabinett Jennings Keegan Kelley Kennedy Kinon Knotts Koon Martin McCraw McElveen McKay Meacham Moody-Lawrence Neal Neilson Rhoad Scott Shissias Simrill Spearman Stuart Thomas Vaughn Whatley Whipper, S. Wilkes Witherspoon Worley Wright Young, J.
The following named Representatives voted for Mr. Stilwell:
Allison Anderson Brown, H. Cato Cobb-Hunter Dantzler Easterday Fair Fleming Fulmer Harrell Harvin Haskins Herdklotz Huff Hutson Lanford Law Limehouse Littlejohn McMahand
Quinn Rice Richardson Riser Robinson Sharpe Smith, D. Smith, R. Stoddard Tripp Trotter Walker Wells Wilder Wilkins Wofford Young, A.
Whereupon, the President announced that none of the candidates, having received the necessary vote, the Joint Assembly would proceed to the next ballot.
Rep. TOWNSEND withdrew Judge Tom Ervin as a candidate.
The Reading Clerk of the Senate called the roll of the Senate and the Senators voted viva voce as their names were called.
The following named Senators voted for Ms. Hearn:
Elliott Ford Glover Hayes Leventis Rankin Smith, G.
The following named Senators voted for Mr. Stilwell:
Alexander Bryan Cork Courtney Drummond Giese Gregory Holland Jackson Land Lander Leatherman Martin Matthews McConnell McGill Mescher Moore
Passailaigue Patterson Peeler Reese Russell Ryberg Saleeby Setzler Short Smith, J.V. Thomas Waldrep Washington Williams Wilson
On motion of Rep. WILKINS, the members of the House voted by electric roll call.
The following named Representatives voted for Ms. Hearn:
Askins Bailey Baxley Beatty Boan Breeland Brown, G. Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Canty Carnell Cave Clyburn Cotty Cromer Dantzler Delleney Elliott Gamble Govan Harris, J. Harris, P. Harrison Hines Hodges Howard Inabinett Jennings Keegan Kelley Kennedy Keyserling Kinon Kirsh Klauber Knotts Koon Limbaugh Marchbanks Martin Mason McAbee McCraw McElveen McKay McTeer Meacham Moody-Lawrence Neal Neilson Phillips Rhoad Riser Rogers Scott Sheheen Shissias Simrill Spearman Stille Stuart Thomas Townsend Tucker Vaughn Whatley Whipper, L. Whipper, S. White Wilder Wilkes Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young, J.
Allison Anderson Brown, H. Cain Cato Chamblee Cobb-Hunter Cooper Easterday Fair Felder Fleming Harvin Haskins Herdklotz Huff Hutson Lanford Law Limehouse Littlejohn Lloyd McMahand Quinn Rice Richardson Robinson Sandifer Sharpe Smith, D. Smith, R. Stoddard Trotter Waldrop Walker Wells Wilkins Williams Young, A.
Whereupon, the President announced that Ms. Kay G. Hearn having received a majority of the votes cast, was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.
Due to mechanical problems with voting machine, my vote was incorrectly recorded as N.V. when it should have been recorded a Yes vote for Stilwell (on second Ballot).
Rep. DAN L. TRIPP
The President announced that nominations were in order for a Circuit Court
Judge, Fifth Judicial Circuit.
On motion of Senator McConnell, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.
Whereupon, the President announced that the Honorable J. Ernest Kinard, Jr., was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.
The President announced that nominations were in order for a Circuit Court Judge, Seventh Judicial Circuit.
Senator McConnell, on behalf of the Joint Screening Committee, stated that the following candidate had been screened and found qualified: the Honorable J. Derham Cole.
On motion of Senator McConnell, nominations were closed, and with unanimous consent, the vote was taken by acclamation, resulting in the election of the nominee.
Whereupon, the President announced that the Honorable J. Derham Cole, was duly elected for the term prescribed by law.
The President announced that nominations were in order for a Circuit Court Judge, Ninth Judicial Circuit.
Senator McConnell, on behalf of the Joint Screening Committee, stated that the following candidates had been screened and found qualified: Ms. Amie Lois Clifford, Dale L. DuTremble and the Honorable Daniel E. Martin, Sr.
Senator McConnell announced that Amie Lois Clifford, had withdrawn her name as a candidate.
Senator Passailaigue nominated Daniel E. Martin, Sr. as follows:
"Thank you Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, my fellow colleagues... You know I don't normally do this, in fact, the senator from Williamsburg usually does all of the counting around here, so he can probably tell you the handicap on all of the races. But, just let me rise right now and make a few remarks about my friend, Danny Martin, and about the South Carolina Judiciary. Because what is intriguing to me as a nonlawyer is the fact that we have so many fine men and women that
Reps. J. BROWN, INABINETT and HARVIN seconded the nomination.
Rep. HARRELL nominated Dale L. DuTremble as follows:
"Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, ladies and gentlemen of the Joint Assembly... It is my honor to rise before you to nominate Dale DuTremble for the Ninth Circuit judgeship. I've read the screening report
Reps. HALLMAN, FULMER, WHATLEY and SEITHEL seconded the nomination.
On motion of Senator McConnell, nominations were closed.
The following named Senators voted for Mr. DuTremble:
Alexander Cork Courson Drummond Giese Gregory Hayes Martin McConnell Mescher Peeler Russell Ryberg Setzler Thomas Williams Wilson
The following named Senators voted for Judge Martin:
Bryan Courtney Elliott Ford Glover Jackson Land Lander Leatherman Leventis Matthews McGill Moore Passailaigue Patterson Rankin Reese Saleeby Short Smith, G. Smith, J.V. Waldrep Washington
On motion of Rep. WILKINS, the members of the House voted by electric roll call.
The following named Representatives voted for Mr. DuTremble:
Brown, H. Cain Cato Chamblee Cooper Cotty Cromer Dantzler Easterday Fleming Fulmer Gamble Hallman Harrell Harrison Haskins Hutson Keegan Kirsh Klauber Knotts Koon Law Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Marchbanks Mason McKay Meacham Quinn Rice Riser Robinson Sandifer Seithel
Shissias Simrill Stuart Tripp Trotter Tucker Vaughn Walker Whatley Wilkins Wofford Young, A. Young, J.
The following named Representatives voted for Judge Martin:
Anderson Askins Bailey Baxley Boan Breeland Brown, G. Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Canty Carnell Cave Clyburn Cobb-Hunter Delleney Elliott Fair Felder Govan Harris, P. Hines Howard Huff Inabinett Jennings Kelley Kennedy Kinon Lloyd Martin McAbee McCraw McMahand McTeer Moody-Lawrence Neal Neilson Phillips Rhoad Scott Sharpe Sheheen Smith, R. Spearman Stille Stoddard Townsend Waldrop Whipper, L. Whipper, S. White Wilder Wilkes Williams Witherspoon Worley