South Carolina H 4160: A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION TO REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NAME THE PORTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 417 IN GREENVILLE COUNTY FROM ITS INTERSECTION WITH SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY 14 TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH BROOKWOOD POINT PLACE "REVEREND CARLOS BLEASE WATSON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY" AND ERECT APPROPRIATE MARKERS OR SIGNS AT THIS LOCATION CONTAINING THIS DESIGNATION.

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2025-2026 Bill 4160 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 29, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4160

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Committee Report

April 29, 2025

H. 4160

Introduced by Reps. W. Newton, G. M. Smith, 
Jordan, Caskey, Bannister, Pope, Mitchell and Yow 

S. Printed 4/29/25--S.

Read the first time April 9, 2025

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The committee on Senate 
Judiciary

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 4160) to 
amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Section 14-5-610, relating to 
the division of the state into sixteen judicial circuits, the number of judges, 
etc., respectfully

Report:

That they have duly and carefully 
considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

LUKE RANKIN for 
Committee.

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY 
AMENDING SECTION 14-5-610, RELATING TO THE DIVISION OF THE STATE INTO SIXTEEN 
JUDICIAL CIRCUITS, THE NUMBER OF JUDGES TO BE ELECTED FROM EACH CIRCUIT, AND 
THE ELECTION OF AT-LARGE JUDGES WITHOUT REGARD TO COUNTY OR CIRCUIT OF 
RESIDENCE, SO AS TO CONVERT FIVE AT-LARGE CIRCUIT COURT SEATS TO RESIDENT SEATS 
IN THE THIRD, SEVENTH, NINTH, ELEVENTH, AND TWELFTH CIRCUITS.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 
1. Section 14-5-610 of the S.C. Code is amended to 
read:

 Section 
14-5-610. (A) The State is divided 
into sixteen judicial circuits as follows:

 (1) 
The first circuit is composed of the counties of Calhoun, Dorchester, and 
Orangeburg.

 (2) 
The second circuit is composed of the counties of Aiken, Bamberg, and Barnwell.

 (3) 
The third circuit is composed of the counties of Clarendon, Lee, Sumter, and 
Williamsburg.

 (4) 
The fourth circuit is composed of the counties of Chesterfield, Darlington, 
Marlboro, and Dillon.

 (5) 
The fifth circuit is composed of the counties of Kershaw and Richland.

 (6) 
The sixth circuit is composed of the counties of Chester, Lancaster, and 
Fairfield.

 (7) 
The seventh circuit is composed of the counties of Cherokee and Spartanburg.

 (8) 
The eighth circuit is composed of the counties of Abbeville, Greenwood, 
Laurens, and Newberry.

 (9) 
The ninth circuit is composed of the counties of Charleston and Berkeley.

 (10) 
The tenth circuit is composed of the counties of Anderson and Oconee.

 (11) 
The eleventh circuit is composed of the counties of Lexington, McCormick, 
Saluda, and Edgefield.

 (12) 
The twelfth circuit is composed of the counties of Florence and Marion.

 (13) 
The thirteenth circuit is composed of the counties of Greenville and Pickens.

 (14) 
The fourteenth circuit is composed of the counties of Allendale, Hampton, 
Colleton, Jasper, and Beaufort.

 (15) 
The fifteenth circuit is composed of the counties of Georgetown and Horry.

 (16) 
The sixteenth circuit is composed of the counties of York and Union.

 (B) 
One judge must be elected from the sixth and twelfth 
circuitscircuit. Two judges must be elected 
from the first, second, third, fourth, seventh, eighth, tenth, eleventh, and 
sixteenth circuits. Three judges must be elected from the third, fifth, seventh, eleventh, twelfth, fourteenth, and fifteenth 
circuits. Four judges must be elected from the ninth and 
thirteenth circuits. Five judges must be elected 
from the fifth, ninth, and thirteenth circuits.

 (C) 
In addition to the above judges authorized by this section, there must be sixteenseven additional 
circuit judges elected by the General Assembly from the State at large for 
terms of office of six years. These additional judges must be elected without 
regard to county or circuit of residence. Each office of the at-large judges is 
a separate office and is assigned numerical designations of Seat No. 1 through 
Seat No. 167, 
respectively.

SECTION 
2. (A) Upon the effective date of this act:

 (1) 
At-large Circuit Court Seat 1 is converted to a resident seat and designated 
Third Circuit Court Seat 3;

 (2) At-large 
Circuit Court Seat 4 is converted to a resident seat and designated Thirteenth 
Circuit Court Seat 5;

 (3) 
At-large Circuit Court Seats 6 and 12 are converted to resident seats and 
designated Twelfth Circuit Court Seats 2 and 3, respectively;

 (4) At-large 
Circuit Court Seats 8 and 10 are converted to resident seats and designated 
Fifth Circuit Court Seats 4 and 5, respectively;

 (5) 
At-large Circuit Court Seat 9 is converted to a resident seat and designated 
Ninth Circuit Court Seat 5;

 (6) 
At-large Circuit Court Seat 13 is converted to a resident seat and designated 
Eleventh Circuit Court Seat 3; and

 (7) 
At-large Circuit Court Seat 14 is converted to a resident seat and designated 
Seventh Circuit Seat 3.

 (B) Nothing 
in this act may be construed to require a judge currently serving in an