SC · constitutions
S.C. Const. art. V, § 13
Judicial circuits
The General Assembly shall divide the State into judicial circuits of compact and contiguous territory. For each circuit a judge or judges shall be elected by a joint public vote of the General Assembly; provided, that in any contested election, the vote of each member of the General Assembly present and voting shall be recorded. He shall hold office for a term of six years, and at the time of his election he shall be an elector of a county of, and during his continuance in office he shall reside in, the circuit of which he is judge.
The General Assembly may by law provide for additional circuit judges, to be assigned by the Chief Justice. Such additional circuit judges shall be elected in the same manner and for the same term as provided in the preceding paragraph of this section for other circuit judges, except that residence in a particular county or circuit shall not be a qualification for office.
History
1972 (57) 3176; 1973 (58) 161; 1985 Act No. 9. Provisions similar to those which formerly appeared at Art. V Section 13 may now be found at Art. V Section 17.
Provenance
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- scstatehouse.gov
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- 2026-09-25
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- 2026-09-25
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