Section 14-5-790. Terms of court in thirteenth circuit.

SC Code § 14-5-790 (2019) (N/A)
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The courts of the thirteenth judicial circuit shall be held as hereinafter provided.

(1) Greenville County.-(a) The court of common pleas for Greenville County shall be held at Greenville on the fourth Monday in January for four weeks, on the fourth Monday in March with two weeks for jury trials and one week for equity cases, followed by two weeks of jury trials, on the third Monday in May for two weeks, the third Monday in June for two weeks, the second Monday in September for two weeks, the second Monday in October for two weeks and the second Monday in November with three weeks for jury trials and one week for equity cases. The court of general sessions for the county shall be held at Greenville on the second Monday in January for two weeks, the second Monday in March for two weeks, the first Monday in May for two weeks, the last Monday in August for two weeks, the fourth Monday in October for two weeks and the first Monday in December for one week.

(b) In addition to the terms of court hereinabove set forth, there shall be held additional terms of the court of common pleas for Greenville County to hear equity matters and any other nonjury matters, as follows: On the second Monday in January, for one week, on the second Monday in May, for one week, and on the first Tuesday in September, for one week.

(c) The terms of court provided for in paragraph (b) of this subsection shall be presided over by a judge other than the resident judge of the thirteenth judicial circuit or the presiding judge regularly assigned at that time to said circuit. Such judge shall be selected by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from among the regular circuit judges or the retired circuit judges or the lawyers admitted to practice in the Supreme Court. If found at any time to be unnecessary the terms of court provided for in paragraph (b) of this subsection shall be cancelled in the manner provided by law for cancellation of other terms.

(2) Pickens County. - The court of general sessions for Pickens County shall be held at Pickens on the third Monday in February for one week, the first Monday in June for one week and the fourth Monday in September for one week. The court of common pleas for said county shall be held at Pickens on the fourth Monday in February for two weeks, the second Monday in June for one week and the first Monday in October for one week.

HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 15-285; 1952 Code Section 15-285; 1942 Code Section 63; 1932 Code Section 63; Civ. P. '22 Section 61; Civ. P. '12 Section 27; Civ. P. '02 Section 25; 1883 (18) 462; 1884 (18) 886; 1896 (22) 26; 1900 (23) 314; 1901 (23) 629; 1910 (26) 542; 1922 (32) 841; 1923 (33) 101; 1927 (35) 78; 1929 (36) 38; 1932 (37) 1335; 1937 (40) 347; 1959 (51) 135; 1964 (53) 2126, 2435; 1967 (55) 921.