{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-16-12b-1.1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 16-12B-1.1","heading":"Number of magistrate judges.","body":"The number of magistrate judges in the judicial circuits established by § 16-5-1.2 is fixed as follows:\n(1) First Circuit: Two full-time magistrate judges;\n(2) Second Circuit: Five full-time magistrate judges;\n(3) Third Circuit: Two full-time magistrate judges;\n(4) Fourth Circuit: Two full-time magistrate judges;\n(5) Fifth Circuit: One full-time magistrate judge;\n(6) Sixth Circuit: One full-time magistrate judge; and\n(7) Seventh Circuit: Four full-time magistrate judges.","path":["TITLE 16. COURTS AND JUDICIARY","CHAPTER 16-12B. MAGISTRATE JUDGES"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/16-12B-1.1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"0020159700f88fe76bec16c19847681ce95cedc89ea693fa2627ef48e70d94af","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-16-12b-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-16-12b-1.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}