Opinion
No. SDCL 16-6-1
February 14, 2003.
ORDER
Supreme Court Order
A judicial vacancy was created in the Sixth Judicial Circuit when The Honorable Steven L. Zinter, Circuit Judge, became a member of this Court. Pursuant to Article V Section 3 of the South Dakota Constitution and rules adopted pursuant thereto, this Court entered a Notice of Special Hearing dated February 27, 2002. The Court held said hearing on April 22, 2002, at Pierre, South Dakota, relating to the judicial vacancy. The Court having considered the correspondence and oral presentations relating thereto, and being fully advised in the premises, now, therefore, it is
ORDERED that the judicial vacancy be and it is hereby assigned to the Seventh Judicial Circuit effective immediately, it is
FURTHER ORDERED that the Judicial Qualifications Commission may proceed to fulfill its constitutional duties concerning this vacancy and it is
FURTHER ORDERED that SDCL 16-6-1, a Court rule, is amended to conform to this Order.
DATED at Pierre, South Dakota, this 14th day of February 2003.
BY THE COURT: DAVID GILBERTSON Chief Judge