On June 5th, the South Dakota Supreme Court announced that the Justices had unanimously elected David Gilbertson to the position of Chief Justice for an unprecedented 4th term.
As the Chief Justice, Gilbertson is responsible for the administration
of South Dakota's state court system, also known as the unified
judicial system (UJS). His responsibilities include the budget for the
court system and the appointment of all circuit court judges.
The Chief Justice also delivers the State of the Judiciary message to the Legislature each year. These messages and other information on the South Dakota Unified Judicial System can be viewed on the judicial website.
An informative resource on the judiciary which is available in hard copy in the Law Library, as well as online, is the South Dakota Legislative Manual which is also commonly known as the Blue Book.
The online version is found on the Secretary of State's website. The
Blue Book contains biographical information on the Supreme Court
Justices as well as all the Circuit Court Judges.
We join the congratulations to Justice Gilbertson on this great honor.
(This entry was originally written and posted by Candice Spurlin)
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