Prohibition against assignment of family court judge to circuit court; exceptions.

S.C. Code Ann. § 14-1-216
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No active family court judge may be assigned to preside over any official proceeding in the circuit court except that the Chief Justice may appoint an active family court judge as a special circuit court judge to accept grand jury presentments and to accept and impose sentences for pleas of guilty and nolo contendere.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t14c001.phpFetched: 10/17/2026

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