S.D. Codified Laws § 16-1A-2

Current with legislation signed by the governor on or before 3/6/2024

Section 16-1A-2 - Commission membership-Terms of office

There is hereby created a Commission on Judicial Qualifications which shall consist of seven members:

(1) Two judges of the circuit court, elected by the judicial conference;

(2) Three members of the bar practicing law in this state, no more than two of whom may be of the same political party, appointed by a majority vote of the state bar commissioners; and

(3) Two citizens who are not of the same political party, appointed by the Governor.

The term of office for a commission member is four years. No person may serve more than two terms as a member of the commission.

SDCL 16-1A-2

SL 1973, ch 136, §§ 2, 3; SL 1978, ch 148, § 1; SL 1997, ch 114, §1; Supreme Court Rule 97-23; SL 1998, ch 307; ch 308; ch 309; SL 2000, ch 264(Supreme Court Rule 00-10); SL 2013, ch 99, §1.