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Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

Mar. 07, 2024 13:16 PM EST

Post and Courier. March 5, 2024. Editorial: McMaster needs equal role with SC Legislature in picking judges We keep being told that the Legislature isn’t going to make any major changes to the way judges are selected in South Carolina — as if that somehow makes...

South Carolina lawmakers finally debate electing judges, but big changes not expected

Feb. 29, 2024 16:12 PM EST

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After months of just talking among themselves, lawmakers in South Carolina are finally debating making changes in how the General Assembly chooses judges. Senators on Thursday took up a bill altering the procedure for picking who sits on the bench. But there...