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In 1889, the Dakota Territory was split into North Dakota and South Dakota, and the Territorial Supreme Court was formally dissolved by President Benjamin Harrison. Bartlett Tripp served as the last Chief Justice of the Dakota Territory. He left the court in 1889 upon South Dakota's statehood and to become the 25th United States Ambassador to ...
State courts of South Dakota. South Dakota Supreme Court [1] South Dakota Circuit Courts (7 circuits) [2] South Dakota Magistrate Courts [3]
The circuit courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in the Unified Judicial System of South Dakota. The courts have original jurisdiction in all criminal and civil cases. They have exclusive jurisdiction in trials concerning felony cases, civil cases with an amount in controversy in excess of $10,000, as well as appellate ...
Interpreter use in South Dakota courtrooms has more than doubled in the last decade, according to the Unified Judicial System. Requests for translation services, which cost the state more than ...
The Unified Judicial System estimates the new office will save counties $2.1 million a year since counties are currently on the hook for paying indigent legal defense costs.
Theeler, another School of Law alumnus and judge for the Second Judicial Circuit of the South Dakota Unified Judicial, emerged as a candidate in February this year. She previously served as the ...
South Dakota's judicial system operates under a unified structure.. At the apex sits the South Dakota Supreme Court . One tier below are the eight circuit courts, geographically dividing the state and handling most major criminal and civil cases.
Jensen practiced for 14 years in both South Dakota and Iowa, handling civil litigation. [3] He was an attorney at Crary Huff until 2003. [1] At that time he was appointed to the First Judicial Circuit Court of South Dakota by then-governor Mike Rounds, serving until 2014. He was Presiding Judge of that circuit from 2011 to 2014.