South Carolina Probate Courts
Courts
The Probate Courts are courts in South Carolina that have jurisdiction over items such as marriages, estates and guardianship.
See also
External links
- South Carolina Judicial Department, "Probate Court Judge Roster by County"
- South Carolina Judicial Department, "Probate Court"
Elections
- See also: South Carolina judicial elections
South Carolina is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in South Carolina, click here.
- South Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2025
- South Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2024
- South Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2023
- South Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2022
- South Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2021
- South Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2020
- South Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2019
- South Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- South Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2017
- South Carolina local trial court judicial elections, 2016
- South Carolina judicial elections, 2014
- South Carolina judicial elections, 2012
- South Carolina judicial elections, 2010
Selection method
- See also: Partisan elections
Judges of the South Carolina Probate Courts are each elected to four-year terms.[1] The elections for this court are partisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a U.S. citizen, a qualified elector of the county, older than 21 years of age, and either a bachelor's degree or four years of experience as an employee in a probate judge's office.[2]
Election rules
Primary election
Primary elections for probate court candidates are conducted on the second Tuesday in June.[3]
Unopposed candidates
Unopposed candidates for the probate courts do not appear on the primary ballots, but automatically advance to the general election.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina Judicial Department, "Probate Court," accessed September 5, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: South Carolina; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 3, 2014
- ↑ South Carolina Legislature, "Code of Laws, Section 7-13-15," accessed June 20, 2014
- ↑ South Carolina Legislature, "Code of Laws, Section 7-11-90," accessed June 20, 2014
