{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-14-8-40","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 14-8-40","heading":"Oath of office.","body":"The judges of the 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 the Supreme Court, a judge of the Court of Appeals, or by a circuit court judge.","path":["Title 14 - COURTS","CHAPTER 8 Court of Appeals","ARTICLE I Composition, Organization, and Employees"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t14c008.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:39:29Z","sha256":"69bb7b9ee9f225ab76ee5e539463252e7de443da47f25bd39e52ab00dce8279b","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-14-8-30","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-14-8-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}