Local jurist in line for re-election

Resident Circuit Judge Scott Sprouse, sources say, is unopposed for re-election to a new term as a 10th Circuit Court judge.  He faces election to a new term next year.  This week Sprouse is presiding at the Oconee General Sessions Court, but took time away Tuesday to go before a judicial screening committee in Columbia.  The state’s Judicial Merit SelectionCommission evaluates all candidates for South Carolina judgeships and recommends candidates for election by the General Assembly.