SDCL tit. 16, ch. 1A, app TO CHAPTER 16-1A, II, 3

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Standards and Qualifications, Criteria

No nominee shall be recommended to the Governor for appointment unless the commission finds that the nominee meets all constitutional and statutory requirements and is fit for appointment to the particular judicial office after full and careful consideration, which consideration shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following criteria:

(a)PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

(1) Personal integrity

(2) Standing in the community

(3) Moral conduct

(4) Ethics

(5) Commitment to equal justice under law

(b)COMPETENCY AND EXPERIENCE

(1) Intelligence

(2) Knowledge of the law

(3) Professional reputation

(4) Knowledge of and experience in the court involved

(5) Education

(6) Publications

(7) Record of public, community, and government service

(c)JUDICIAL CAPABILITIES

(1) Patience

(2) Decisiveness

(3) Impartiality

(4) Courtesy

(5) Civility

(6) Industry and promptness

(7) Administrative ability

(8) Possible reaction to judicial power

(9) Temperament

(10) Independence

(11) Ability

(12) Diligence

(13) Maturity

SDCL tit. 16, ch. 1A, app TO CHAPTER 16-1A, II, 3