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Black Caucus Pushes for More Black Judges in South Carolina
South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus aims to elect more black judges this year. Rep. Leon Howard backs a bill to have all qualified judicial candidates considered by the General Assembly after past walkouts over white-black candidate gaps. The Judicial Merit Selection panel currently screens candidates, with three names sent to the Legislature.
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Rock Hill
South Carolina
Legislative Black Caucus
Leon Howard
D-Columbia
General Assembly
House
Senate
Howard
Bessie Moody-Lawrence
D-Rock Hill
York
Chester
Lancaster
Moody-Lawrence
Judicial Merit Selection Committee
Todd Rutherford