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‘A System Built To Fail Us’: Judicial Reformers Rally for Change

Families shattered by institutional failure join forces with elected officials fighting to fix a badly broken system…

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by JENN WOOD *** The speeches were raw. The stories were harrowing. And the political stakes w
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10 comments

Anonymous November 19, 2025 at 1:56 pm

Wilson is deep with those who created the snafu.

Why trust him?

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Mark My Word November 19, 2025 at 2:57 pm

It took almost a decade and a half to bring down corrupt SC family court judge Segars-Andrews. The reason made public was not the sole reason, either. The others were discussed in secret while kept from quiet.

She should be in prison. She was admonished that taking jurisdiction over matters where the lawyers wanted to send a parent to jail for that parent exercising their 1st Amendment right to file complaints to government agencies. Those agencies ruled in that parent’s favor. Those agencies saw the vindictiveness of the other party’s attorneys. Those same attorneys had petitioned Segars-Andrews to put that parent in jail for those very same complaints. And she was about to do just that. But in her angry, she realized the legal consequences if she did. Judges have no immunity from criminal prosecution where they act without jurisdiction.

Bad judges. Bad attorneys. Corrupt system as always. Still have these types today in positions they should never be in.

You have to gut the entire system, kick everyone in it to the curb, then start off fresh if you really want it make it honestly work.

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Joshua Kendrick Top fan November 19, 2025 at 3:43 pm

Based on the current crop of candidates for Governor…that is who you think should pick the judges?

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Rebecca Shields Top fan November 20, 2025 at 9:15 am

This might be the first time I have agreed with one of your comments.

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nope Top fan November 19, 2025 at 5:16 pm

Can confirm… Leon Stavrinakis is 100% the worst of them. He demands legislative immunity even when the legislature is not in session.

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Nunc Pro Tunc November 20, 2025 at 1:43 pm

His long history speaks volumes.

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Rebecca Shields Top fan November 20, 2025 at 9:13 am

All of a sudden Alan Wilson cares about judicial reform?? Everything he does now is campaigning – not because he wants to fix the system. NOW he thinks it’s a good idea for the Governor to get involved. He is so transparent. We are paying him to be AG while he campaigns for Governor. It’s disgusting how corrupt this state is.

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Nunc Pro Tunc November 20, 2025 at 2:14 pm

For those with wisdom and experience with psychopaths, they can easily spot the snakes in suits.

Through state and local government surveillance methods, government entities have put every resident of South Carolina under unprecedented scrutiny.

Law enforcement cyber labs in SC have an unparalleled ability to monitor everything from social media posts and travel itineraries to financial transactions, a citizens’ whereabouts, their phone calls, text messages and emails, etc. Not all of it is exactly lawful, either. We already know about the abuse of power that goes on. And when the any citizen publicly points out things government, lawyers, judges, their cronies do not like being exposed, guess what they can do – or will often do. They have no shame. And then Karma catches up.

The exposure seems to be growing. It is like a ball of snow. Once it was set rolling, it likely with increase.

Jean Wood is a blessing. An excellent journalist and investigator, indeed. She has the courage of a Lion!

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Lone Ranger November 20, 2025 at 2:37 pm

Shakespeare was almost right…kill (almost all) of the lawyers starting with the ones in the SC Legislature !!!

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Thomas O'Brien Top fan November 28, 2025 at 12:09 pm

SC Judges are Corrupt, Because the Legislators that Pick them are CORRUPT!! All Judges should be Elected By the Voters. There Should be NO Legislative Immunity AND If An Attorney is Elected to the Legislator They should NOT be Allowed to Practice Law!! Their Abuse of the Legal System Should NOT be Allowed! The Way the system is Run in SC makes it More of a Legal Business Than a Legal System!!

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