What is the highest authority of appeal in SC?

• A. U.S. Supreme Court
• B. Circuit Court of Appeals
• C. Court of Appeals
• D. SC Supreme Court

Answer: (D)

In South Carolina, the highest authority to hear appeals on state matters is the South Carolina Supreme Court (often shortened to SC Supreme Court). This court is the final arbiter of state law, reviewing decisions from the lower state courts, including the Court of Appeals and trial courts. The federal United States Supreme Court sits above all U.S. courts for federal issues, not as the primary appellate body for state court decisions. The federal Circuit Courts of Appeals handle federal appeals, and the Court of Appeals is the intermediate appellate level within the state. So the top state-level appellate authority is the SC Supreme Court.