{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-16-6-3","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 16-6-3","heading":"Time of election of judges--Terms of office.","body":"At the general election in the year 1974 and every eight years thereafter, the judges of the circuit courts shall be elected for a term of eight years.","path":["TITLE 16. COURTS AND JUDICIARY","CHAPTER 16-6. CIRCUIT COURTS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/16-6-3","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"08c38ccde7d67bd2b3e3facdfe13485eb946da23d4e7c7008cf2224989fde6ec","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-16-6-2.1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-16-6-3.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}