By RICK BRUNDRETT A state senator-lawyer wants the six-figure salaries of S.C. judges to be…
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By RICK BRUNDRETT Most South Carolina workers probably don’t receive big retirement checks from their…
Preview in new tab By RICK BRUNDRETT Last year, dozens of state judges attended one…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Under state court rules, judges must avoid even the “appearance of impropriety”…
By RICK BRUNDRETT More than three months after ignoring The Nerve’s written requests, the S.C….
By RICK BRUNDRETT In a repeat of last year, the S.C. Judicial Department is resisting…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Last week, the S.C. Supreme Court suspended Oconee County probate judge Kenneth…
By RICK BRUNDRETT If an ethics complaint is filed against a South Carolina judge, in…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Longtime state attorney general Alan Wilson could receive bigger retirement paychecks under…
By RICK BRUNDRETT For the second time in recent months, the S.C. Judicial Department has…
By RICK BRUNDRETT The powerful S.C. House speaker, who controls half of the appointments on…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Less than three hours after The Nerve revealed Friday that the…
By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Judicial Department – the third branch of state government –…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Ten S.C. House members who are lawyers are pushing legislation to create…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Over the last 17 fiscal years, state court officials tasked with policing…
By RICK BRUNDRETT The S.C. Senate’s quiet move at the end of last week’s special…
By RICK BRUNDRETT Ex-S.C. Rep. Mike Pitts’ decision this week to drop his quest to…
By RICK BRUNDRETT In South Carolina, state senators largely control the selection of more than…
By RICK BRUNDRETT A little-known state law allows eligible judges in South Carolina to receive…
By RICK BRUNDRETT S.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Donald Beatty is a former state House…
By RICK BRUNDRETT South Carolina’s higher-level judges would receive pay hikes ranging from 20 to…