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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.

South Carolina judicial news Federal Courts, Empty Benches: The Wednesday Vacancy Count 1/16/2013 By Joshua Meyer-Gutbrod For a District by District break down, see: Federal Court Vacancy Warning System The vacancy warning level for the U.S. District courts is currently set at Blue. There was one new vacancy this past week and three vacancies retroactively added from last year, leaving the final tally at 82 vacancies or approximately 9.4% of the total Article III posts currently unfilled. The vacancy information for the various court levels is as follows: Key: (Numbers indicate % of seats vacant.) 0% 0%-10% 10%-25% 25%-40% More than 40% Supreme Court 0% or no vacancies Appeals Courts 9.5% or 17 vacancies District Courts 9.6% or 65 vacancies There are currently 9 Supreme Court posts, 179 appellate court posts and 680 district court posts for a total of 868 Article III judges. This count includes four temporary posts, one each in the Northern District of Alabama, District of Arizona, Southern District of Florida and the Central District of California. This also includes two shared post between the two Missouri districts and the two Kentucky districts, which count as two posts with separate vacancies. ...more South Carolina news South Carolina courts South Carolina courts: Courts in South Carolina State appellate courts: Supreme Court Court of Appeals State trial courts: Circuit Courts Masters-In-Equity Family Courts Magistrates' Court Probate Court Counties: South Carolina counties Federal courts: Fourth Circuit District of South Carolina Federal bankruptcy courts: District of South Carolina Bankruptcy Court How are judges selected in South Carolina? Judicial selection in South Carolina South Carolina judicial elections, 2011 Laws and history South Carolina Constitution Media and activism South Carolina blogs Judicial reform organizations

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