A judge who is the subject of an investigation into, or a pending proceeding involving, allegations of misconduct may consent to retirement or resignation, but only by delivering to the commission an affidavit in the following form:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
In Re: | ) | |
______________________ | ) | RETIREMENT (RESIGNATION) |
(Name) | ) | AFFIDAVIT |
State of _______________ | ) ss | |
County of _____________ | ) |
I, _______, being duly sworn on oath, depose and say that my business address is _______ (Building No. and Name, if any, or Box No.), _______ (Street address, if any), _______ (City), _______ (State), _______ (Zip Code); that my residence address is _______ (No. Street), _______ (City), _______ (State), _______ (Zip Code). I retire (resign) as a (Supreme Court Justice, a Circuit Court Judge, a Magistrate Judge) as of the _______ day of _______, 20___.
Dated this ____ day of _______, 20____.
__________
(Signature of Judge)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ____ day of _______, 20___.
__________
(Signature of Officer Administering Oath)
My Commission Expires: _______________
SDCL tit. 16, ch. 1A, app TO CHAPTER 16-1A, III, 25