{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-16-2-55","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 16-2-55","heading":"Commission on Equal Access to Our Courts created.","body":"There is hereby created the Commission on Equal Access to Our Courts. The commission shall consist of seven members appointed as follows:\n(1) Three members by the Governor, one initially appointed for a term of one year, one initially appointed for a term of two years, and one for a term of three years, as designated by the Governor. The Governor shall appoint members who are not lawyers;\n(2) Two members appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, one initially appointed for a term of two years and one for a term of three years, as designated by the Chief Justice. The Chief Justice shall appoint members who are judges or lawyers;\n(3) Two members appointed by the president of the State Bar of South Dakota, one initially appointed for a term of one year and one for a term of three years, as designated by the president. The president shall appoint members who are lawyers.\nThereafter, each appointment shall be for a term of three years, beginning on the first day of July. The commission members shall serve without compensation.","path":["TITLE 16. COURTS AND JUDICIARY","CHAPTER 16-2. THE UNIFIED JUDICIAL SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/16-2-55","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"2b3f0ed84f57cff03610e8f7b95a523902d917717dc49f95ad1139d581f26b86","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-16-2-54","next":"us-sd/sdcl-16-2-56"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}