South Carolina is one of two states, the other being Virginia, where legislators have complete control over the selection of judges. Critics of the system say it gives legislators who
South Carolina prosecutors who have been campaigning to reform the way our Legislature selects judges no doubt welcome the pending departure of Circuit Judge Bentley Price, who was criticized for
South Carolina’s judicial landscape could change following calls by key leaders to revamp the way judges are selected in the state. Here are some the major players and their proposals.