{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-14-3-20","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 14-3-20","heading":"Qualification; administration of oath of office.","body":"The justices of the Supreme Court shall qualify within twelve months after the date of their election by taking the constitutional oath or the office shall be declared vacant by the Governor. The oath shall be administered by a justice of said court or by a circuit judge.","path":["Title 14 - COURTS","CHAPTER 3 Supreme Court","ARTICLE 1 Composition, Organization, and Employees"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t14c003.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:39:14Z","sha256":"4a5c636283f6ed3f6b7c8f7a809976273a2e84f9e8e807e755578bad6f64713a","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-14-3-10","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-14-3-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}