S 622

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 622
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING
SECTION 2-19-100, RELATING TO THE ELIGIBILITY OF RETIRED JUDGES FOR
APPOINTMENT, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A MORE FREQUENT REVIEW OF RETIRED JUDGE OR
JUSTICE QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND TO PROVIDE FOR
A RETENTION ELECTION.
Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1.  Section 2-19-100 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:
    Section 2-19-100.  (A) In order to be eligible for appointment by the Chief
Justice to serve, any retired justice or judge of this State must first have been reviewed by the South Carolina Judicial
Merit Selection Commission under procedures it shall establish to review the retired judges'
qualifications for continued judicial service and be found by the commission to
be qualified to serve in these situations within four two years of the date of his appointment to serve, except
that if a justice or judge retired within two years before
the expiration of his then current term, no further review of that justice or
judge is required until that term would have expired.
    (B) After the provisions in subsection
(A) have been satisfied, the Chief Justice may appoint a retired justice or
judge only after the retired judge has received a majority of the vote of the
members of the General Assembly voting in joint session approving his
eligibility to serve.
SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.
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