16-1A-10. Status of judge pending criminal, removal or retirement proceedings.
A judge is disqualified from acting as a judge, but shall suffer no loss of salary, while there is pending an indictment or an information charging him with a crime punishable as a felony under South Dakota or federal law, or a recommendation to the Supreme Court by the commission for his removal or retirement.
Source: SL 1973, ch 136, ยง11.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 16 - Courts and Judiciary
Chapter 01A - Commission On Judicial Qualifications
Section 16-1A-1 - Definition of terms.
Section 16-1A-2 - Commission membership--Terms of office.
Section 16-1A-5 - Chairman of commission--Majority required for action.
Section 16-1A-6 - Travel expenses and per diem of commission members.
Section 16-1A-7 - Employment of personnel by commission--Powers in investigation.
Section 16-1A-8 - Employment of personnel by commission--Compensation of witnesses--Counsel.
Section 16-1A-9 - Recommendations by commission.
Section 16-1A-10 - Status of judge pending criminal, removal or retirement proceedings.
Section 16-1A-11 - Participating judge disqualified from sitting in appeal.
Section 16-1A-13 - Benefits retained by retired judge--Loss of benefits by removed judge .