The Judicial Council is composed of the following:

(1) the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Carolina or some other member of the court designated by him or her;

(2) the Chief Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals;

(3) two circuit court judges of the State;

(4) two family court judges of the State;

(5) two probate judges of the State;

(6) the Attorney General or one of the Assistant Attorneys General or one of the circuit solicitors;

(7) the Dean or a member of the faculty of the Law School of the University of South Carolina;

(8) one person recommended by the Charleston School of Law;

(9) the President of the South Carolina Bar or his designee;

(10) the President of the Senate or his designee;

(11) the Speaker of the House of Representatives or his designee;

(12) the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee or his designee;

(13) the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee or his designee;

(14) the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee or his designee;

(15) the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee or his designee;

(16) the Director of the Legislative Council;

(17) six other members, of whom at least four must be members of the bar of this State;

(18) two summary court judges: one shall be a magistrate court judge, and one shall be a municipal court judge; and

(19) two masters-in-equity.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-2102; 1957 (50) 43; 1973 (58) 332; 1977 Act No. 112 Section 1; 1988 Act No. 678, Part III, Section 1, eff January 1, 1989; 2012 Act No. 244, Section 1, eff June 18, 2012; 2019 Act No. 1 (S.2), Section 89, eff January 31, 2019.

Effect of Amendment

2019 Act No. 1, Section 89, in (10), substituted "President of the Senate" for "Lieutenant Governor".