South Carolina General Assembly

115th Session, 2003-2004

S. 255

STATUS INFORMATION

Concurrent Resolution

Sponsors: Senators McConnell, Moore and Ritchie

Document Path: l:\s-jud\bills\mcconnell\jud0028.gfm.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 22, 2003

Introduced in the House on January 23, 2003

Last Amended on January 28, 2003

Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Joint Assembly, election of judges

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

1/22/2003SenateIntroduced, adopted, sent to House SJ12

1/23/2003HouseIntroduced, placed on calendar without reference HJ5

1/28/2003Scrivener's error corrected

1/28/2003HouseAmended HJ55

1/28/2003HouseAdopted HJ58

1/28/2003HouseReturned to Senate with amendments HJ58

1/29/2003SenateCommitted to Committee on JudiciarySJ6

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/22/2003

1/23/2003

1/28/2003

1/28/2003-A

AMENDED--NOT PRINTED IN THE HOUSE

Amt. No. 1 (Doc. Name Council\dka\3161dw03)

January 28, 2003

S.255

Introduced by Senators McConnell, Moore and Ritchie

S. Printed 1/23/03--H.

Read the first time January 23, 2003.

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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO FIX 12:00 NOON ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2003, AS THE TIME TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN CHIEF JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, SEAT 5, WHOSE TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2003; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, SEAT 6, WHOSE TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2003; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 3, WHOSE TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2003; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 3, WHOSE TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2003; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 2, WHOSE TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2003; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, SEAT 2, WHOSE TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2003; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, ATLARGE SEAT 1, WHOSE TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2003; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, ATLARGE SEAT 2, WHOSE TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2003; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, ATLARGE SEAT 3, WHOSE TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2003; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, ATLARGE SEAT 5, TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM, WHICH EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2003, AND THE SUBSEQUENT TERM; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, ATLARGE SEAT 6, WHOSE TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2003; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, ATLARGE SEAT 7, WHOSE TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2003; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, ATLARGE SEAT 8, WHOSE TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2003; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, ATLARGE SEAT 9, TO FILL THE UNEXPIRED TERM, WHICH EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2003, AND THE SUBSEQUENT TERM; TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, ATLARGE SEAT 10, WHOSE TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2003; AND TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO A CERTAIN JUDGE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE DIVISION, SEAT 5, WHOSE TERM EXPIRES JUNE 30, 2003.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

That the House of Representatives and the Senate meet in joint assembly in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, February 12, 2003, at 12:00 p.m. to elect successors to the Honorable William Saunders, Public Service Commissioner for the First Congressional District, whose term expired June 30, 2002; the Honorable James Blake Atkins, Public Service Commissioner for the Second Congressional District, whose term expired June 30, 2002; the Honorable Randy Mitchell, Public Service Commissioner for the Third Congressional District, whose term expired June 30, 2002; the Honorable Nick A. Theodore, Public Service Commissioner for the Fourth Congressional District, whose term expired June 30, 2002; the Honorable H. Clay Carruth, Jr., Public Service Commissioner for the Fifth Congressional District, whose term expired June 30, 2002; the Honorable Mignon L. Clyburn, Public Service Commissioner for the Sixth Congressional District, whose term expired June 30, 2002; and the Honorable C. Robert Moseley, Public Service Commissioner Statewide at large, whose term expired June 30, 2002.

Be it further resolved that all nominations for the office in each election must be made by the chairman of the screening committee that screened the successors for the Public Service Commission and that no further nominating or seconding speeches may be made by members of the General Assembly on behalf of any candidate.

Be it further resolved that following the election of successors to the members of the Public Service Commission on February 12, 2003, the Senate and the House of Representatives shall elect a successor to the Honorable Kaye G. Hearn, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, Seat 5, whose term expires June 30, 2003; to elect a successor to the Honorable Jasper M. Cureton, Judge of the Court of Appeals, Seat 6, whose term expires June 30, 2003; to elect a successor to the Honorable G. Thomas Cooper, Jr., Judge of the Circuit Court for the Fifth Judicial Circuit, Seat 3, whose term expires June 30, 2003; to elect a successor to the Honorable Larry R. Patterson, Judge of the Circuit Court for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 3, whose term expires June 30, 2003; to elect a successor to the Honorable Jackson V. Gregory, Judge of the Circuit Court for the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 2, whose term expires June 30, 2003; to elect a successor to the Honorable Paula H. Thomas, Judge of the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 2, whose term expires June 30, 2003; to elect a successor to the Honorable John M. Milling, Judge of the Circuit Court, AtLarge Seat 1, whose term expires June 30, 2003; to elect a successor to the Honorable R. Markley Dennis, Jr., Judge of the Circuit Court, AtLarge Seat 2, whose term expires June 30, 2003; to elect a successor to the Honorable Clifton Newman, Judge of the Circuit Court, AtLarge Seat 3, whose term expires June 30, 2003; to elect a successor to the Honorable Gary E. Clary, Judge of the Circuit Court, AtLarge Seat 5, to fill the unexpired term, which expires June 30, 2003, and the subsequent term; to elect a successor to the Honorable James E. Lockemy, Judge of the Circuit Court, AtLarge Seat 6, whose term expires June 30, 2003; to elect a successor to the Honorable J. Cordell Maddox, Jr., Judge of the Circuit Court, AtLarge Seat 7, whose term expires June 30, 2003; to elect a successor to the Honorable Kenneth G. Goode, Judge of the Circuit Court, AtLarge Seat 8, whose term expires June 30, 2003; to elect a successor to the Honorable L. Henry McKellar, Judge of the Circuit Court, AtLarge Seat 9, to fill the unexpired term, which expires June 30, 2003, and the subsequent term; to elect a successor to the Honorable James R. Barber, III, Judge of the Circuit Court, AtLarge Seat 10, whose term expires June 30, 2003; and to elect a successor to the Honorable Ray N. Stevens, Judge in the Administrative Law Judge Division, Seat 5, whose term expires June 30, 2003.

Be it further resolved that all nominations for judicial offices must be made by the Chairman of the Judicial Merit Selection Commission and that no further nominating or seconding speeches may be made by members of the General Assembly on behalf of any candidate.

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