what is the name of the south dakota judicial system? unified judicial system
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What is the name of What is the name of the South Dakota the South Dakota Judicial System?Judicial System?
Unified Judicial Unified Judicial SystemSystem
How long is a public How long is a public utility utility
commissioner’s term?commissioner’s term?
6 Years - 6 Years - StaggeredStaggered
Who is the current Who is the current Attorney General?Attorney General?
Marty JackleyMarty Jackley
Who is our current Who is our current Governor and Governor and
political party?political party?
Dennis Daugaard Dennis Daugaard (Republican)(Republican)
What is the length of What is the length of term for the term for the governor?governor?
4 years4 years
How many How many consecutive terms consecutive terms
can a person serve as can a person serve as governor?governor?
2 consecutive 2 consecutive terms.terms.
Branch of South Branch of South Dakota Government Dakota Government that carries out or that carries out or enforces our laws?enforces our laws?
ExecutiveExecutive
Current Lieutenant Current Lieutenant Governor of South Governor of South
Dakota?Dakota?
Matt Michels Matt Michels
(Yankton)(Yankton)
What elected office is What elected office is the chief legal the chief legal
consultant/lawyer for consultant/lawyer for the state?the state?
Attorney GeneralAttorney General
Term for the South Term for the South Dakota two-house Dakota two-house
legislature?legislature?
bicameralbicameral
Main job of the South Main job of the South Dakota Legislature?Dakota Legislature?
Make LawsMake Laws
The South Dakota The South Dakota Legislature has how Legislature has how
many districts?many districts?
35 Legislative 35 Legislative DistrictsDistricts
The South Dakota The South Dakota legislative districts legislative districts
are apportioned are apportioned based on ?based on ?
populationpopulation
Leader of the South Leader of the South Dakota Senate?Dakota Senate?
Lieutenant Lieutenant GovernorGovernor
Number of members Number of members in the South Dakota in the South Dakota
House of House of Representatives?Representatives?
70(2/district)70(2/district)
Number of members Number of members in the South Dakota in the South Dakota
Senate?Senate?
35(1/district)35(1/district)
South Dakota South Dakota legislators serve legislators serve
terms that are how terms that are how long?long?
2 years2 years
Elections for South Elections for South Dakota Legislators Dakota Legislators are in even or odd are in even or odd numbered years?numbered years?
EvenEven
Number of Number of Legislators/District in Legislators/District in
South Dakota?South Dakota?
33
Name the three Name the three legislators in your legislators in your
district?district?
District 9 –District 9 –Senator - Deb PetersSenator - Deb Peters
Representative – Steve HickeyRepresentative – Steve HickeyRepresentative – Paula HawksRepresentative – Paula Hawks
District #25District #25SeSenator – Tim Ravenator – Tim Rave
Representative – Scott Representative – Scott EcklundEcklund
Representative – Kris LangerRepresentative – Kris Langer
Number of Days the Number of Days the South Dakota South Dakota
Legislature meets in Legislature meets in even numbered even numbered
years?years?
3535
Numbered of Days Numbered of Days the South Dakota the South Dakota
Legislature meets in Legislature meets in odd numbered years?odd numbered years?
4040
Is the South Dakota Is the South Dakota Legislature full time Legislature full time
or part time?or part time?
Part-time.Part-time.
What months does What months does the South Dakota the South Dakota Legislature meet?Legislature meet?
January, February, January, February, MarchMarch
Council that will Council that will research and draft research and draft bills for the state bills for the state
legislators?legislators?
Legislative Legislative Research CouncilResearch Council
Who is the director of Who is the director of the Legislative the Legislative
Research Council?Research Council?
Fred ShoenfeldFred Shoenfeld
What is the highest What is the highest appeals court in appeals court in South Dakota?South Dakota?
South Dakota South Dakota Supreme CourtSupreme Court
Number of Supreme Number of Supreme Court Justices in Court Justices in South Dakota?South Dakota?
55
Leader of the Leader of the Supreme Court?Supreme Court?
Chief JusticeChief Justice
Who appoints the Who appoints the Supreme Court Supreme Court
Justices?Justices?
GovernorGovernor
How long do Supreme How long do Supreme Court Justices Serve?Court Justices Serve?
3 years/non-3 years/non-political ballot political ballot every 8 years every 8 years thereafter.thereafter.
How many Circuit How many Circuit Courts are in South Courts are in South
Dakota?Dakota?
77
What two lists are What two lists are used to draw names used to draw names
for jury duty?for jury duty?
Voter Voter Registration/Driver Registration/Driver
LicenseLicense
Circuit Courts handle Circuit Courts handle all civil and what all civil and what
other type of cases?other type of cases?
criminalcriminal
Term for being Term for being reelected to office?reelected to office?
incumbentincumbent
How many judges How many judges serve on the circuit serve on the circuit
courts in South courts in South Dakota?Dakota?
4141
Who was the 1Who was the 1stst female justice on the female justice on the
South Dakota South Dakota Supreme Court?Supreme Court?
Judith K. Judith K. MeierhenryMeierhenry
Lower level courts in Lower level courts in South Dakota?South Dakota?
Magistrate Magistrate courts.courts.