Constitution · South Dakota

S.D. Const. art. V, § 10

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Constitution of South Dakota
Text as of
October 2026

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Restrictions. During his term of office no Supreme Court justice or circuit court judge shall engage in the practice of law. Any Supreme Court justice or circuit court judge who becomes a candidate for an elective nonjudicial office shall thereby forfeit his judicial office. History: 1889 Const., art. V, §§ 31, 35; amendment proposed by SL 1972, ch 2, approved Nov. 7, 1972; amendment proposed by SL 2023, ch 2, § 10, rejected Nov. 5, 2024.

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