At the next ensuing general election after a majority of the electors in any county shall have voted for the establishment of a county court, and every four years thereafter, the qualified electors in such county shall elect a resident attorney at law thereof as county judge. Such county judge shall be the presiding judge of the county court and shall hold his office for four years and until his successor has been elected and has qualified. The county judge, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take the same oath of office as that required by law of circuit judges and shall be commissioned in the same manner as circuit judges.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-605; 1952 Code Section 15-605; 1942 Code Section 84; 1932 Code Section 84; Civ. P. '22 Section 81; Civ. C. '12 Section 3856; Civ. C. '02 Section 2759; 1900 (23) 322.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Section 14-9-10. Petition and order for election upon question of establishing county court.
Section 14-9-20. Form of question to be submitted.
Section 14-9-30. Court established on a majority vote.
Section 14-9-40. Only one election permitted within four-year period.
Section 14-9-50. Election of county judge; term; oath; commission.
Section 14-9-60. Appointment of county solicitor; term.
Section 14-9-70. Appointment of stenographer; duties.
Section 14-9-80. Clerk of circuit court is ex officio clerk of county court; duties; compensation.
Section 14-9-90. Duties and compensation of sheriff.
Section 14-9-100. Appointment and duties of bailiffs.
Section 14-9-110. Court of record; presumptions favoring jurisdiction and validity of judgments.
Section 14-9-120. Jurisdiction of county court.
Section 14-9-130. Jurisdiction and powers of judge.
Section 14-9-150. Laws which apply generally to circuit courts also apply to county courts.
Section 14-9-160. Forms of pleading and practice.
Section 14-9-180. Petit jury; members; trial without a jury.
Section 14-9-200. Right to challenge jurors in criminal cases.
Section 14-9-210. Indictments for county court cases by grand jury of court of general sessions.
Section 14-9-220. Duties of county solicitor.
Section 14-9-230. Solicitor shall decide forum in cases of concurrent jurisdiction.
Section 14-9-240. Judge and solicitor prohibited from practicing law in certain causes; violations.