Constitutional Law Subcommittee adopts amendment to add circuit judges and convert several at‑large seats to resident seats The Constitutional Law Subcommittee voted to adopt an amendment combining bills 4711 and 4805 to add new circuit court judges, convert multiple at‑large judicial seats to resident seats, stagger the new seats' implementation and change judicial retirement vesting timelines.

South Carolina is set to expand its circuit court capacity with a new amendment adding four judges and converting several at-large seats to resident ones!

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Administrative Law Court asks for $313,200 to cover retirement and attorney pay, cites e-filing gains Judge Trip Anderson told legislators the court has implemented an e-filing and case-management system that improved efficiency and enabled credit-card payments, and requested $70,000 for judicial retirement contributions and $243,200 for salary increases to retain attorneys.

South Carolina's Administrative Law Court is pushing for $313,200 in funding to enhance attorney pay and retirement contributions while celebrating the efficiency gains from its new e-filing system.

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