Senate Amendment 19
S 1046 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Judicial Merit Selection Commission

Senator Malloy proposes the following amendment (SR-1046.JG0066S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

SECTION X. Section 2-19-20(C) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 (C) The Judicial Merit Selection Commission shall announce and publicize vacancies and forthcoming vacancies in the administrative law judge division, on the family court, circuit court, court of appeals, and Supreme Court. A person who desires to be considered for nomination as justice or judge may make application to the commission. No person may concurrently seek more than one judicial vacancy. The commission shall announce the names of those persons who have applied.