The expected election day for judges in South Carolina came and went on Feb. 7 without the South Carolina Senate taking the next step to convene both houses to cast their ballots for the judges who will fill more than three dozen judicial seats across the state. ...
As we look toward the new year, we wanted to start a new fixture within Luna Shark: a monthly Corruption Watchlist. Our team has been keeping our eyes, ears, and inboxes open and are tracking some of the biggest cases as well as less reported but equally important...
A subcommittee of the South Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee is set to discuss a variety of bills related to judicial reform in South Carolina on February 6. This hearing comes after an ad hoc committee of state senators and representatives tasked with...
Second Circuit Solicitor David Miller is one step closer to becoming a judge in South Carolina after the Judicial Merit Selection Commission decided on November 8, 2023 that he is qualified to sit on the bench. Two months after that determination and just one month...
Additional contributions from David Moses On Friday, Justice Jean Toal questioned one of 12 jurors who rendered a verdict against Alex Murdaugh and she set perimeters for next week’s highly anticipated hearing — where she will determine whether or not the convicted...
We now have the documents pertaining to second circuit solicitor David Miller — the same solicitor who allowed the sweetheart deal for thrice-accused rapist Bowen Turner — in his quest to become a judge in South Carolina. The JMSC ultimately found Miller qualified to...