South Dakota Supreme Court
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The South Dakota Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the state of South Dakota, responsible for reviewing lower court decisions and interpreting state law and the state constitution.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court of South Dakota | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
appellate court
ⓘ
court of last resort ⓘ state supreme court ⓘ |
| appliesLegalDoctrine | stare decisis ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Governor of South Dakota ⓘ |
| authority |
Constitution of South Dakota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
laws of South Dakota ⓘ |
| building | South Dakota State Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeAppealedTo | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | 1 chief justice and 4 associate justices ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtType | court of record ⓘ |
| dateOfEstablishment | 1889 ⓘ |
| divisionOf | Government of South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of South Dakota of 1889 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handles |
appeals on constitutional questions under the South Dakota Constitution
ⓘ
appeals on questions of state law ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | five geographic appointment districts in South Dakota ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
administrative appeals under South Dakota law
ⓘ
civil cases in South Dakota ⓘ criminal cases in South Dakota ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Associate Justices of the South Dakota Supreme Court
ⓘ
Chief Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Pierre, South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom | South Dakota Circuit Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestCourtInJurisdiction | South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Hughes County, South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Pierre, South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPositions | 5 ⓘ |
| oversees | South Dakota Unified Judicial System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Judicial Branch of South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Supreme Court of Dakota Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
court of last resort for South Dakota
ⓘ
interprets statutes of South Dakota ⓘ interprets the Constitution of South Dakota ⓘ oversees attorney discipline in South Dakota ⓘ oversees regulation of the practice of law in South Dakota ⓘ promulgates rules of practice and procedure for South Dakota courts ⓘ reviews decisions of lower state courts ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | gubernatorial appointment from judicial nominating commission list ⓘ |
| shortName | S.D. Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | 8 years (retention election) for justices ⓘ |
| website | https://ujs.sd.gov/Supreme_Court/ ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
South Dakota Unified Judicial System
this entity surface form:
Supreme Court of South Dakota