SD · constitutions
S.D. Const. art. V, § 2
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is the highest court of the state. It consists of a chief justice and four associate justices. Upon request by the Supreme Court the Legislature may increase the number of justices to seven. All justices shall be selected from compact districts established by the Legislature, and each district shall have one justice.
History
1889 Const., art. V, §§ 5, 6, 11; amendment proposed by SL 1972, ch 2, approved Nov. 7, 1972.
Provenance
- Source
- sdlegislature.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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