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The United States district" target="_blank">District Court for the district" target="_blank">District of South Dakota (in case citations, D.S.D.) is the United States district" target="_blank">District Court or the Federal district" target="_blank">district court, whose jurisdiction for issues pertaining to federal law or diversity for the state of South Dakota. The court is based in Sioux Falls with other courthouses in Rapid City, Pierre, and Aberdeen. The district" target="_blank">district was created in 1889, when the Dakota Territory was divided into North and South Dakota.
Appeals from the district" target="_blank">District of South Dakota are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).
The United States Attorney's Office for the district" target="_blank">District of South Dakota represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. As of February 26, 2021 the acting United States Attorney for the district" target="_blank">District of South Dakota is Dennis R. Holmes.
Current judges
As of June 4, 2024:
Former judges
Chief judges
Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district" target="_blank">district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district" target="_blank">district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge.
A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position.
When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire, on what has since 1958 been known as senior status, or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982.
Succession of seats
See also
Courts of South Dakota
List of current United States district" target="_blank">district judges
List of United States federal courthouses in South Dakota
United States Attorney for the district" target="_blank">District of South Dakota
References
External links
Official website
United States Attorney for the district" target="_blank">District of South Dakota Official Website