Amends qualifications for probate judges in South Carolina, requiring a bachelor's degree or four years' experience in a probate judge's office.

This bill amends the qualifications for probate judges in South Carolina. It requires that a probate judge must have attained the age of twenty-five years upon election and be a licensed attorney in good standing or hire a staff attorney if not a licensed attorney. It also mandates that a judge must have a four-year bachelor's degree from an accredited post-secondary institution or have four years' experience as an employee in a probate judge's office. These provisions do not apply to probate judges currently serving. The changes take effect upon approval by the Governor.

Amends qualifications for probate judges in South Carolina, requiring a bachelor's degree or four years' experience in a probate judge's office.

This bill amends the qualifications for probate judges in South Carolina. It requires that a probate judge must have attained the age of twenty-five years upon election and be a licensed attorney in good standing or hire a staff attorney if not a licensed attorney. It also mandates that a judge must have a four-year bachelor's degree from an accredited post-secondary institution or have four years' experience as an employee in a probate judge's office. These provisions do not apply to probate judges currently serving. The changes take effect upon approval by the Governor.