South Dakota § 16-12B-1.1 - Number of magistrate judges.
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§ 16-12B-1.1. Number of magistrate judges.
The number of magistrate judges in the judicial circuits established by § 16-5-1.2 is fixed as follows:
(1) First Circuit: Two full-time magistrate judges;
(2) Second Circuit: Five full-time magistrate judges;
(3) Third Circuit: Two full-time magistrate judges;
(4) Fourth Circuit: Two full-time magistrate judges;
(5) Fifth Circuit: One full-time magistrate judge;
(6) Sixth Circuit: One full-time magistrate judge; and
(7) Seventh Circuit: Four full-time magistrate judges.
Source: § 16-12A-3.1; SL 2004, ch 317 (Supreme Court Rule 03-16), eff. Jan. 1, 2004; SL 2013, ch 264 (Supreme Court Rule 13-03), eff. Feb. 14, 2013; SL 2015, ch 263 (Supreme Court Rule 15-01), eff. Jan. 16, 2015; SL 2016, ch 243 (Supreme Court Rule 16-04), eff. July 1, 2016; SL 2020, ch 245 (Supreme Court Rule 19-15), eff. May. 1, 2019; SL 2024, ch 237 (Supreme Court Rule 23-16), eff. June 15, 2023.
Source: official South Dakota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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