Statutes > South Dakota Statutes > Title 16 - COURTS AND JUDICIARY > Chapter 12A - Magistrate Courts > Section 16-12A-4.2 - Appointment and tenure of magistrates--Terms of office.

Section 16-12A-4.2 - Appointment and tenure of magistrates--Terms of office.

16-12A-4.2. Appointment and tenure of magistrates--Terms of office. Each magistrate shall be appointed by the presiding judge of the circuit court and serve at the pleasure of the presiding judge. However, the Supreme Court may, by rule, provide that magistrates may be appointed for a definite term.

Source: SL 2003, ch 117, § 5.