<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 16-12B-1 - Temporary transfer of magistrate judge--Powers and duties. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2044629Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2044629SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044629CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2044629Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2044629DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044629000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044629SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044629SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2044629Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=16-12B-1"><span class="s2044629SENU">16-12B-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044629SENU">. </span><span class="s2044629CL">Temporary transfer of magistrate judge--Powers and duties.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044629Normal-000000"><span class="s2044629DefaultParagraphFont">If the business of a magistrate court with a magistrate judge presiding becomes congested or if a magistrate judge is, for any cause, unable to act, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may, by order, temporarily transfer to such magistrate court a magistrate judge from another circuit. The magistrate judge acting in a county other than one in his or her own circuit shall have all the powers and duties of a magistrate judge regularly appointed and qualified therein.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044629Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044629000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044629Normal"><span class="s2044629SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044629SCL-000002"> SL 2003, ch 117, § 10.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en-US"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 16-12B-1 - Temporary transfer of magistrate judge--Powers and duties. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML"><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s308f50d77f214de385b14ca6b964d4bbNormal { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s308f50d77f214de385b14ca6b964d4bbStatuteNumber1"><span class="s308f50d77f214de385b14ca6b964d4bbDefaultParagraphFont">(7)    Seventh Circuit: Four full-time magistrate judges.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s308f50d77f214de385b14ca6b964d4bbNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s308f50d77f214de385b14ca6b964d4bb000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s308f50d77f214de385b14ca6b964d4bbNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s308f50d77f214de385b14ca6b964d4bbDefaultParagraphFont-000002">Source: </span><span class="s308f50d77f214de385b14ca6b964d4bbSCL">§ 16-12A-3.1; SL 2004, ch 317 (Supreme Court Rule 03-16), eff. Jan. 1, 2004; SL 2013, ch 264 (Supreme Court Rule 13-03), eff. Feb. 14, 2013; SL 2015, ch 263 (Supreme Court Rule 15-01), eff. Jan. 16, 2015; SL 2016, ch 243 (Supreme Court Rule 16-04), eff. July 1, 2016; SL 2020, ch 245 (Supreme Court Rule 19-15), eff. May. 1, 2019; SL 2024, ch 237 (Supreme Court Rule 23-16), eff. June 15, 2023.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 16-12B-1 - Temporary transfer of magistrate judge--Powers and duties. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2044631Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2044631SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044631CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2044631Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2044631DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044631DefaultParagraphFont-000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2044631Normal-000002 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2044631000003 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044631SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044631SCL-000004 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2044631Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=16-12B-1.2"><span class="s2044631SENU">16-12B-1.2</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044631SENU">. </span><span class="s2044631CL">Certification and information on nominees for magistrate judge--Approval by Supreme Court.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044631Normal-000000"><span class="s2044631DefaultParagraphFont">The presiding judge of each circuit shall certify to the state court administrator the name of each law</span><span class="s2044631DefaultParagraphFont-000001">-</span><span class="s2044631DefaultParagraphFont">trained person that he proposes to appoint in his circuit. Prior to the appointment of any magistrate judge the presiding judge shall present to the state court administrator a resume of the applicant's qualifications setting forth the proposed salary offered and clearly defining the geographical area he will serve and his anticipated work load. The state court administrator shall distribute this information to all members of the court.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044631Normal-000002"><span class="s2044631DefaultParagraphFont">The Supreme Court may approve or disapprove the appointment with or without hearing and notify the presiding judge of the court's decision.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044631Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044631000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044631Normal"><span class="s2044631SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044631SCL-000004"> § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=16-12A-7.2"><span class="s2044631SCL-000004">16-12A-7.2</span></a><span class="s2044631SCL-000004">; SL 2004, ch 320 (Supreme Court Rule 03-19), eff. Jan. 1, 2004.</span></p></div></body></html><br /><hr><br /><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 16-12B-1 - Temporary transfer of magistrate judge--Powers and duties. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2044632Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2044632SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044632CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2044632Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2044632DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044632000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044632SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2044632SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2044632Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=16-12B-1.3"><span class="s2044632SENU">16-12B-1.3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044632SENU">. </span><span class="s2044632CL">Term of magistrate judges--Removal.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044632Normal-000000"><span class="s2044632DefaultParagraphFont">Persons appointed as full-time magistrate judges shall be appointed for a term of four years from and after the date of the approval of the appointment by the Supreme Court subject to any conditions imposed by the Supreme Court. Full-time magistrate judges may be subject to removal upon recommendation of the Judicial Qualifications Commission and the action of the Supreme Court thereon. The Supreme Court may also, in its discretion, refer any matter to the Judicial Qualifications Commission to conduct an investigation and file a report with the court concerning the conduct of any full-time magistrate judge. Persons appointed as part-time magistrate judges shall be appointed by the presiding judge of the circuit court, subject to the approval of the Supreme Court, and shall serve at the pleasure of the presiding judge. Upon termination of any appointment the presiding judge shall forthwith notify the state court administrator thereof. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the Supreme Court's inherent authority to regulate magistrate judges.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044632Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044632000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2044632Normal"><span class="s2044632SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2044632SCL-000002"> § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=16-12A-4.1"><span class="s2044632SCL-000002">16-12A-4.1</span></a><span class="s2044632SCL-000002">; SL 2004, ch 318 (Supreme Court Rule 03-17), eff. Jan. 1, 2004; SL 2011, ch 247 (Supreme Court Rule 11-04), eff. Mar. 2, 2011.</span></p></div></body></html>