A bill

 

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 63-3-40, RELATING TO FAMILY COURT JUDGES ELECTED FROM EACH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SO AS TO INCREASE BY TWO THE NUMBER OF FAMILY COURT JUDGES IN THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT.

 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

 

SECTION 1.  Section 63-3-40(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 

    (A) The General Assembly shall elect a number of family court judges from each judicial circuit as follows:

22	First Circuit	Four Judges
23	Second Circuit	Two Judges
24	Third Circuit	Three Judges
25	Fourth Circuit	Three Judges
26	Fifth Circuit	Four Judges
27	Sixth Circuit	Two Judges
28	Seventh Circuit	Four Judges
29	Eighth Circuit	Three Judges
30	Ninth Circuit	Six Judges
31	Tenth Circuit	Three Judges
32	Eleventh Circuit	ThreeFive Judges
33	Twelfth Circuit	Three Judges
34	Thirteenth Circuit	Six Judges
35	Fourteenth Circuit	Three Judges
36	Fifteenth Circuit	Three Judges
37	Sixteenth Circuit	Three Judges.

 

SECTION 2.  The Judicial Merit Selection Commission shall begin the process of nominating candidates for the judicial offices authorized by the provisions of SECTION 1.  The General Assembly

then shall elect these judges from the nominees of the commission; except that, the nominating process may not begin until funding for the additional judges is provided in the general appropriations act.

 

SECTION 3.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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