Designation of the several courts of the State
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Cole v. U.S. Attorney General (2013)
Most recently applied in Cole v. U.S. Attorney General (March 2013)
1962 Code SECTION 15-6; 1952 Code SECTION 15-6; 1942 Code SECTION 9; 1932 Code SECTION 9; Civ
The following are courts of justice in this State:
(1) the court for trial of impeachments;
(2) the Supreme Court;
(3) the court of appeals;
(4) the circuit courts, to wit:
(a) a court of common pleas and
(b) a court of general sessions;
(5) probate courts;
(6) the family courts;
(7) magistrates' courts; and
(8) municipal courts.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.