South Carolina § 1-23-560 - Application of Code of Judicial Conduct; complaints against administrative law judges; attending judicial-related functions.
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§ 1-23-560. Application of Code of Judicial Conduct; complaints against administrative law judges; attending judicial-related functions.
Administrative law judges are bound by the Code of Judicial Conduct, as contained in Rule 501 of the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules. The sole grounds for discipline and sanctions for administrative law judges are those contained in the Code of Judicial Conduct in Rule 502, Rule 7 of the South Carolina Appellate Court Rules. The Commission on Judicial Conduct, under the authority of the Supreme Court, shall handle complaints against administrative law judges for possible violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct in the same manner as complaints against other judges. Notwithstanding another provision of law, an administrative law judge and the judge's spouse or guest may accept an invitation to attend a judicial-related or bar-related function, or an activity devoted to the improvement of the law, legal system, or the administration of justice.
HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 19; 2008 Act No. 334, SECTION 6, eff June 16, 2008; 2014 Act No. 146 (S.405), SECTION 1, eff April 7, 2014.
Effect of Amendment
The 2008 amendment added the second sentence referring to Code of Judicial Conduct, Rule 502, Rule 7, and the fourth sentence relating to invitations to judicial-related functions; and, in the third sentence, added ", which" following "Commission" and substituted "shall use the procedure contained in" for "pursuant to".
2014 Act No. 146, SECTION 1, rewrote the third sentence, removing reference to the State Ethics Commission.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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