A legal intern or extern may participate in oral argument before the Supreme Court but only in the presence of a supervising lawyer who shall certify to the court in his or her introduction of the legal intern or extern to the court that the client has approved the participation by the legal intern or extern.

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 16-18-2.7

  • Oral argument: An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions.

Source: Supreme Court Order No. 3, 1969; Supreme Court Rule 75-4, § 6; SL 2011, ch 243 (Supreme Court Rule 10-19), eff. July 1, 2011; SL 2011, ch 255 (Supreme Court Rule 11-12), eff. July 1, 2011.