Prohibition against assignment of family court judge to circuit court; exceptions

S.C. Code Ann. § 14-1-216, under Title 14, Chapter 1.

S.C. Code Ann. § 14-1-216

No active family court judge may be assigned to preside over any official proceeding in the circuit court except that the Chief Justice may appoint an active family court judge as a special circuit court judge to accept grand jury presentments and to accept and impose sentences for pleas of guilty and nolo contendere.