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· 4/3/1991

In the Matter of Ferguson

Citations

  • 403 S.E.2d 628
  • 304 S.C. 216
  • 1991 S.C. LEXIS 77

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that a judge “may only be removed from office by the Legislature pursuant to impeachment proceedings”
  • stating Supreme Court has inherent power to protect itself and public through order of suspension
  • stating when Supreme Court came into existence, it came with inherent powers
  • \[A] public officer who is suspended from office is not entitled * to compensation.\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Gregory, Harwell, Finney, Toal, Chandler

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