(The Center Square) — The South Carolina House passed a bill to reform the state's Judicial Merit Selection Commission, changes that stem from the Ad Hoc Committee to Examine the Judicial Selection and Retention Process House Speaker Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, assembled. Proponents say S. 1046 increases transparency and accountability and gives elected officials a greater say in selecting judges. "This bipartisan bill ensures South Carolina's judicial system is... Read this story
