Frances P. SEGARS-ANDREWS, Petitioner,
v.
JUDICIAL MERIT SELECTION COMMISSION, The State of South Carolina, Andre Bauer, in his official capacity as President of the South Carolina Senate, and Glenn F. McConnell, in his official capacity as President Pro Tempore of the South Carolina Senate, and Robert W. Harrell, Jr., in his official capacity as Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives, Respondents.
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Heard March 2, 2010.
Decided March 23, 2010.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Morris D. Rosen, of Rosen Rosen & Hagood, LLC; Alexander M. Sanders; Armand Derfner, D. Peters Wilborn, Jr., Jonathan S. Altman, and Samuel Altman, of Derfner, Altman & Wilborn, LLC, all of Charleston, for Petitioner.
Michael R. Hitchcock, John P. Hazzard, V, and Kenneth M. Moffitt, Legal Counsel for the South Carolina Senate, of Columbia, for Judicial Merit Selection Commission, the Honorable R. Andre Bauer, in his official capacity as President of the S.C. Senate, and the Honorable Glenn F. McConnell, in his official capacity as President Pro Tempore of the S.C. Senate.
Bradley S. Wright, Charles F. Reid, and Patrick D. Dennis, Legal Counsel for the South Carolina House of Representatives, of Columbia, for Judicial Merit Selection Commission and the Honorable Robert W. Harrell, in his official capacity as Speaker of the S.C. House of Representatives.
Attorney General Henry D. McMaster and Assistant Deputy Attorney General J. Emory Smith, Jr., of the Office of the Attorney General, of Columbia, for the State of South Carolina.
Ruth F. Buck, of Mt. Pleasant, pro se amicus curiae.
Pamela E. Deal, of Deal & Deal, P.A., of Clemson, for amicus curiae South Carolina Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Constance A. Anastopoulo, of Charleston, for amicus curiae South Carolina League of Women Voters.
Supreme Court of South Carolina.
PER CURIAM:
This is a matter in our original jurisdiction. For the reasons set forth below, we are constrained to dismiss the complaint.
I.
Factual/Procedural Background
Pursuant to the South Carolina Constitution, the election and reelection of justices and judges in South Carolina's unified judicial system is vested solely in the South Carolina General Assembly. These judgeships include supreme court justice, court of appeals judge, circuit...
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