Section 16-14-7 – Sexual harassment prevention training for judges.
16-14-7. Sexual harassment prevention training for judges. Every judge or retired judge acting pursuant to an appointment by the Chief Justice shall complete sexual harassment prevention training offered by the Unified Judicial System or approved by the Chief Justice within two years after the enactment of this rule or after beginning judicial service and at […]
Section 16-14-1 – Conference established–Composition.
16-14-1. Conference established–Composition. A conference for the improvement of the administration of justice is hereby established to be known as the Judicial Conference of the State of South Dakota composed of the justices of the Supreme Court, judges of the circuit court, and magistrate judges as members. Source: SL 1964, ch 109, §1; SL 1998, […]
Section 16-14-2 – Study of state judicial system by conference.
16-14-2. Study of state judicial system by conference. It shall be the duty of the Judicial Conference to study the organization, rules, methods, and practices of the judicial system of this state; the work accomplished and the results produced together with the problems of administration confronting the courts and the judicial system in general. Source: […]
Section 16-14-3 – Study of rules of practice by conference–Recommendations for changes.
16-14-3. Study of rules of practice by conference–Recommendations for changes. The Judicial Conference shall also carry on a continuous study of the operation and effect of the general rules of practice and procedure. Changes in and additions to these rules as the conference may deem desirable to promote simplicity in procedure, fairness in administration, the […]
Section 16-14-4 – Annual and special meetings of conference–Training on evidence-based practices.
16-14-4. Annual and special meetings of conference–Training on evidence-based practices. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Dakota shall annually summon all the members of the Judicial Conference to attend a conference at such time and place in the state as the Chief Justice may designate and at which the Chief Justice, or […]
Section 16-14-5 – Agenda for conference meetings–Reports by judges.
16-14-5. Agenda for conference meetings–Reports by judges. The Chief Justice shall prepare the agenda for each annual or special meeting of the Judicial Conference. Any judge of a court of record shall, when so requested by the Chief Justice, prepare in writing a report on the condition of the business of such court and any […]