Legal Opinion
South Carolina Public Interest Foundation v. Judicial Merit Selection Commission
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided June 8, 2006No. 26164PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Toal
The trial court found that the issue of whether the Judicial Merit Selection Commission (Commission) properly evaluated a candidate seeking election to a circuit court seat was a nonjusticiable political question. We affirm.
Factual/Procedural Background
The South Carolina Public Interest Foundation (Foundation) and James Herring (Herring) brought the present action against the Commission and its members .in their official capacities on February 16, 2006. In this lawsuit, the Foundation and Herring challenge the Commission’s determination that Carmen Tevis Mullen (Mullen) was qualified to seek…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Beals v. WalkerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Sloan v. HardeeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2007
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- Anderson v. South Carolina Election CommissionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2012
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