SC Bar Judicial Qualifications Committee Questionnaire
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Family Court
Administrative Law Judge
Master in Equity
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Retired
Candidate's Name
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First Name
Last Name
Interviewee's Knowledge of Candidate
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Personal Acquaintance
Business Associate
Practicing in the same area of law
Constitutional Qualifications
To your knowledge, does the candidate meet the constitutional and statutory requirements of citizenship, residence, age, and professional experience (all candidates must be citizens and residents of South Carolina for at least 5 years, 32 years old, and a licensed attorney for 8 years)?
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Yes
No
Physical Health
Can the candidate perform the physical demands of the job?
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Yes
No
Mental Stability
Can the candidate perform the mental demands of the job?
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Yes
No
Ethical Fitness
How would you classify the candidate's abilty to perform judicial duties impartially
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Well-Qualified
Qualified
Unqualified
How would you classify the candidate's ability to deal with litigants, lawyers, witnesses, and other courtroom participants objectively and without bias?
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Well-Qualified
Qualified
Unqualified
How would you classify the manner in which a candidate has demonstrated consistent adherence to high ethical principles?
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Well-Qualified
Qualified
Unqualified
How would you classify the candidate's ability to avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety?
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Well-Qualified
Qualified
Unqualified
Character
How would you classify the candidate's strength of character (ex. trustworthiness, high moral standards)?
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Well-Qualified
Qualified
Unqualified
Professional and Academic Ability
How would you classify the candidate's knowledge of fundamental legal principles?
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Well-Qualified
Qualified
Unqualified
How would you classify the candidate's knowledge of procedural and evidentiary rules?
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Well-Qualified
Qualified
Unqualified
How would you classify the candidate's ability to communicate his or her decision and the reasons for this decision?
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Well-Qualified
Qualified
Unqualified
How would you classify the candidate's intellectual capacity to interpret established legal principles and apply them to the factual circumstances at hand?
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Well-Qualified
Qualified
Unqualified
Experience
How would you classify the extent and variety of the candidate's experience as an attorney and/or a judge in light of the nature of the judicial vacancy to be filled?
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Well-Qualified
Qualified
Unqualified
Reputation
How would you classify the candidate's reputation?
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Well-Qualified
Qualified
Unqualified
Judicial Temperament
Patience
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Well-Qualified
Qualified
Unqualified
Open-mindedness
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Well-Qualified
Qualified
Unqualified
Courtesy
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Well-Qualified
Qualified
Unqualified
Tact
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Well-Qualified
Qualified
Unqualified
Firmness
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Well-Qualified
Qualified
Unqualified
Understanding
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Well-Qualified
Qualified
Unqualified
Compassion
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Well-Qualified
Qualified
Unqualified
Humility
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Well-Qualified
Qualified
Unqualified
In your view, what are the candidate's greatest strengths and greatest weaknesses?
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Is there anything else we should know about the candidate in evaluating their qualifications to be a judge?
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