SC Judicial Selection Process Again Under Scrutiny
Judge's withdrawal over "bad temperament" allegations raises more questions about judicial selection process ......
S.C. Judicial Merit Selection Commission
Surprise: More Judicial Drama In SC
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REFORM DESPERATELY NEEDED … If you thought South Carolina could go a year without there being major drama involving the legislative election of its judges...
Religious Liberty Bombshell Dropped On SC Court Races
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SUPREME COURT, APPEALS COURT SEATS HANG IN THE BALANCE … South Carolina’s leading social conservative organization is weighing in on a race for the Palmetto State’s...
Murrell Smith Elected Chairman Of Judicial Panel
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SUMTER REPUBLICAN CHOSEN TO LEAD CONTROVERSIAL COMMISSION … S.C. Rep. Murrell Smith, a Sumter County Republican, was elected chairman of the S.C. Judicial Merit Selection...
SC Judicial Candidate Supporters Decry “Set-Up”
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ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE PUSHES BACK AGAINST ACCUSERS … Supporters of S.C. chief administrative law judge Ralph King “Tripp” Anderson are crying foul regarding his treatment...
Supreme Court Race Highlights Shifting SC State House Influence
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“QUINNDOM” ON THE ROPES … This week’s news that the S.C. Judicial Merit Selection Commission (JMSC) named three candidates for an upcoming vacancy on the...
SC Senator Slammed Over Judicial Lobbying Efforts
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LAWMAKER UNDER FIRE FOR PIMPING SUPREME COURT CANDIDATE … A liberal “Republican” S.C. Senator may have run afoul of the law in lobbying business leaders to support...
Taylor Brown: A Changing Judiciary
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UPCOMING OPENINGS AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPOINT CONSERVATIVE JUSTICES || By TAYLOR BROWN || Early next year, the S.C. General Assembly will elect a replacement for “retiring”...
SC Supreme Court Nomination Period Extended
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PANEL ALLOWS ANOTHER WEEK FOR CANDIDATES TO SUBMIT PAPERWORK || By FITSNEWS || South Carolina’s Judicial Merit Selection Commission has extended by one week a...