What is the name of the South Dakota Judicial System? Unified Judicial System

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.