South Carolina — Palmetto
Judges, honestly.
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What this platform does not host
No judge profiles, rulings analytics, or assignment predictions exist here for South Carolina — the judiciary's own pages are the source for who sits where. What IS here: the loaded law about how the South Carolina bench holds its seats.
The bench the LEGISLATURE elects — no sibling state has this
- The Supreme Court — "The members of the Supreme Court shall be elected by a joint public vote of the General Assembly for a term of ten years" (S.C. Const. art. V, § 3).
- Circuit judges too — "For each circuit a judge or judges shall be elected by a joint public vote of the General Assembly" (S.C. Const. art. V, § 13).
The rest of the loaded bench law
- Magistrates are the Governor's appointments — "The Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, may appoint magistrates in each county of the State for a term of four years" (S.C. Code § 22-1-10).
- Masters-in-equity sit inside circuit court — the appellate rules' own lower-court definition names them: Rule 202(b)(1), SCACR; the theaters page tells the story.
- The Court of Appeals' reach is statutory — S.C. Code § 14-8-200, read whole with its limitations.