Terms as used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, mean:

(1) “Commission,” the Commission on Judicial Qualifications provided for in S.D. Const., Art. V, § 9 and this chapter;

Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 16-1A-1

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(2) “Judge,” a justice of the Supreme Court, a judge of the circuit court, or a judge of a court of limited jurisdiction.

Source: SL 1973, ch 136, § 1; Supreme Court Rule 82-4; Supreme Court Rule 84-10.