South Carolina § 14-5-190 - Assignment or appointment when Chief Justice is not available.
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§ 14-5-190. Assignment or appointment when Chief Justice is not available.
Should there be a vacancy in the office of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or in case of his absence from the State or of his illness or incapacity from whatever cause, then the power and authority vested and the duties imposed upon the Chief Justice by the provisions of Sections 14-5-160 to 14-5-180 shall be exercised and discharged by the senior associate justice of the Supreme Court in point of service who is at the time within the State and is not ill or otherwise incapacitated and his acts in exercising such powers and discharging such duties shall be as effectual as though performed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 15-219; 1952 Code SECTION 15-219; 1942 Code SECTION 44; 1932 Code SECTION 44; Civ. P. '22 SECTION 42; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 3840; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 2743; G. S. 2123; R. S. 2254; 1896 (22) 11; 1925 (34) 5; 1929 (36) 258; 1931 (37) 257; 1935 (39) 55.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-5-190 ("Assignment or appointment when Chief Justice is not available.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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