{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-16-1a-2","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 16-1A-2","heading":"Commission membership--Terms of office.","body":"There is hereby created a Commission on Judicial Qualifications which shall consist of seven members:\n(1) Two judges of the circuit court, elected by the judicial conference;\n(2) Three members of the bar practicing law in this state, no more than two of whom may be of the same political party, appointed by a majority vote of the state bar commissioners; and\n(3) Two citizens who are not of the same political party, appointed by the Governor.\nThe term of office for a commission member is four years. No person may serve more than two terms as a member of the commission.","path":["TITLE 16. COURTS AND JUDICIARY","CHAPTER 16-1A. COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/16-1A-2","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"4d8b8e60225edb35106684b126f015d952e03a5f9820099ec5de1355333aef93","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-16-1a-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-16-1a-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}