Former SC judges say lawyer-legislators intimidate, pressure judicial candidates

“Any judge who tells you they don’t worry about offending a JMSC member ... is lying to you,” a state prosecutor says, as two judges describe a pattern of intimidation by lawyer-legislators who can make or break a judge’s career.

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