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JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE v. HUFF

No. 24348.

464 S.E.2d 324 (1995)

The JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE FOR JUDICIAL SCREENING Through Senator Glenn F. McCONNELL, in his official capacity as Chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee for Judicial Screening, Petitioner, v. Thomas E. HUFF, H. Samuel Stilwell, and Paula Thomas, Respondents.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided November 15, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael N. Couick and Nancy B. Goodman, Columbia, both of the Joint Legislative Committee for Judicial Screening, for petitioner.

Steve W. Hamm, and Mary S. League, both of Richardson, Plowden, Grier & Howser, Columbia, for respondent Thomas E. Huff.

John A. Hagins, Jr., of Covington, Patrick, Hagins & Lewis, Greenville, for respondent H. Samuel Stilwell.

Gedney M. Howe, III, Charleston, for respondent Paula Thomas.

John V. Crangle, Columbia, for Amicus Curiae Common Cause/South Carolina.

PER CURIAM:

This case is before the Court in its original jurisdiction. The General Assembly recently voted to increase the number of judges on the Court of Appeals, circuit court, and family court. 1995 S.C. Act No. 145, Part II (1995-96 Appropriations Act). Respondents are three members of the General Assembly who have filed letters of intent to seek election to these new judgeships. Petitioner brought this action to determine whether these members are eligible...

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