S.D. Codified Laws § 16-1A-2 (2026)
Commission membership--Terms of office.
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.
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.
Source: 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.