COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA) - South Carolina is one of only two states in the country where lawmakers, not the governor or voters, have the most control over how judges are chosen. Some state lawmakers believe it’s time to change that.

Currently, judges in South Carolina must be screened by the Judicial Merit Selection Commission, or JMSC, which is mostly made up of lawmakers. That means the same lawmakers who write the laws, and in some cases even practice law themselves, also have a major role in deciding who sits on the bench.

State Sen. Chip Campsen (R - Charleston), who is one of the lawmakers on JMSC, said, "It's a very important role; maybe the most important role in the General Assembly."

Under the current system, the governor appoints only four members of the commission, but a group

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