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Committee reappoints three municipal judges and approves ordinance to lengthen bond court term to four years
Summary
The Public Safety Committee approved reappointment of Judges Byrd, Shahid and Ferguson and passed an ordinance amending the municipal code to make the bond court judge a council-elected, four-year position, citing consistency in bond-setting and courtroom efficiency.
The Charleston City Public Safety Committee on April 28 approved reappointment of three municipal court judges and passed an ordinance that changes the bond court judge position to a four-year term elected by city council.
A municipal court representative asked the committee to reappoint Judge Byrd, Judge Shahid and Judge Ferguson, whose terms expire April 23. The representative described Judge Byrd as the bond court judge (a position created in June 2024 when bond court responsibilities were taken back from Charleston…
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