South Carolina

South Carolina State courts Federal courts Elections and Selection Judgepedia Community Ballotpedia Judgepedia presents the State of South Carolina Welcome to South Carolina on Judgepedia! Help yourself to great information on one of our many convenient tabs. The structure of the South Carolina judicial system is laid out in Article V of the state Constitution. The state court system is made up of the South Carolina Supreme Court, the South Carolina Court of Appeals, the South Carolina Circuit Courts, the South Carolina Masters-in-Equity, the South Carolina Family Courts, the South Carolina Magistrate Courts, the South Carolina Municipal Courts and the South Carolina Probate Courts. The federal court system is made up of the District Court of South Carolina and the District Court of South Carolina Bankruptcy Court. Appeals go to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. ?           Please visit our pages for great updates! Please click your county for information on your local courts. Supreme Courts in South Carolina South Carolina Supreme Court Appellate South Carolina Court of Appeals Trial South Carolina Circuit Courts South Carolina Family Courts South Carolina Magistrate Courts South Carolina Probate Courts South Carolina Masters-in-Equity South Carolina Municipal Courts State court projects involving South Carolina South Carolina Constitution South Carolina Commission on Judicial Conduct Judicial interest organizations South Carolina counties There are 46 counties in South Carolina.     To see a list of counties in South Carolina, please see - South Carolina counties Jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina Appellate Courts Supreme Court of the United States United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit District Courts United States District Court for the District of South Carolina Bankruptcy Courts United States bankruptcy court, District of South Carolina Federal court projects involving South Carolina Judgepedia:WikiProject Bankruptcy Courts Federal Court Vacancy Warning System Judicious education, South Carolina law schools Judgepedia:WikiProject Judicial Interest Organizations Other Projects There are lots of projects you can contribute to on Judgepedia.     For more projects, please visit The WikiProject Directory Elections Latest election results: South Carolina judicial elections, 2010 South Carolina judicial elections Most judges in South Carolina are elected by the members of the state General Assembly. South Carolina is one of only two states (the other being Virginia) that use this legislative election method. The South Carolina Judicial Merit Selection Commission screens and selects the candidates to submit to the Legislature. One of the exceptions to this method of selection are Masters-in-Equity, who are screened by a nominating commission and then appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the General Assembly. Magistrates are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The only courts in South Carolina for which judges are elected are the Probate Courts. Candidates for the Probate Courts participate in partisan elections. 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