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Judicial Election
(Date posted: 02/03/2012)

Congratulations to the following new judge who was elected by the General Assembly on February 1st.

Chief Justice Toal to Deliver State of the Judiciary Address
(Date posted: 02/01/2012)

Chief Justice Jean H. Toal will deliver her State of the Judiciary address to the General Assembly on February 8, 2012 at 12:00 noon.

Revisions to the Self-Represented Litigant Simple Divorce Packet
(Date posted: 01/27/2012)

Chief Justice Toal's Presentation to the South Carolina House Ways and Means Sub-Committee
(Date posted: 01/26/2012)

On January 26, 2012, Chief Justice Jean Hoefer Toal delivered a presentation to the South Carolina House Ways and Means Sub-Committee

Filing and Release of Published and Unpublished Opinions
(Date posted: 01/25/2012)

Published and unpublished opinions of the Supreme Court of South Carolina and the South Carolina Court of Appeals will now be filed and released to the parties, counsel and the public on the Judicial Department Website on Wednesdays. If no opinions are to be filed and released on that day, the Website will indicate that fact. In the event a Wednesday falls on a state holiday, the Clerk of the Supreme Court will establish an alternate day for the filing and release of opinions during that week. An opinion in an individual case may be filed and released at such other times as the issuing court may direct.

Batterer Treatment Programs/Summary Court Sentencing
(Date posted: 01/19/2012)

IT IS ORDERED that circuit solicitors within their respective jurisdictions statewide shall approve, in addition to DSS approval, appropriate batterer treatment programs which are most suitable for magistrates and municipal court judges to order a defendant to attend as a condition of a suspended sentence for a conviction of criminal domestic violence, first offense. Circuit solicitors, in cooperation with DSS, shall provide a list of these programs to the chief magistrates of the counties within their respective circuits as often as is necessary by the solicitors, chief magistrates, and DSS. Upon receipt, chief magistrates shall distribute the list to all magistrates and municipal judges within their respective counties.

Designation of Associate Chief Magistrate in Union County
(Date posted: 01/06/2012)

Interest Rate on Money Decrees and Judgments
(Date posted: 01/05/2012)

The Supreme Court issues order regarding legal rate of interest on money decrees and judgments.