Womble Carlyle’s Josh Howard joins S.C. Judicial Merit Selection Commission
September 8, 2016
Womble Carlyle attorney Josh Howard has been appointed to the South Carolina Judicial Merit Selection Commission.
The Judicial Merit Selection Commission was created in 1997 by a state constitutional provision and state statutes to investigate and determine the qualifications and fitness of judicial candidates for all position on the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Circuit Court, Family Court, and Administrative Law Court. The Commission also screens candidates for appointment to Master-in-Equity positions, as well as retired judges for continued service through subsequent appointment by the Chief Justice of the SC Supreme Court.
Howard was appointed to the Commission by S.C. Speaker of the House James H. “Jay” Lucas.
Josh Howard is a veteran business, financial services and regulatory attorney with a focus in litigation and regulatory disputes, internal and government investigations, and is frequently called upon to advise and craft solutions to complex business and regulatory issues. He practices in Womble Carlyle’s Greenville office.
