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South Dakota S.D. Const. art. V, § 2 Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is the highest court of the state. It consists of a chief justice and four associate justices. Upon request by the Supreme Court the Legislature may increase

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the number of justices to seven. All justices shall be selected from compact districts established by the Legislature, and each district shall have one justice.

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South Dakota S.D. Const. art. V, § 3 Circuit courts

The circuit courts consist of such number of circuits and judges as the Supreme Court determines by rule.

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South Dakota S.D. Const. art. V, § 4 Courts of limited jurisdiction

Courts of limited jurisdiction consist of all courts created by the Legislature having limited original jurisdiction.

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South Dakota S.D. Codified Laws § 16-12A-2.2 Pursuant to the provisions of S.D. Const., Art. V, § 4, there is hereby established within each judicial circuit a magistrate court

Pursuant to the provisions of S.D. Const., Art. V, § 4, there is hereby established within each judicial circuit a magistrate court.

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Texas Tex. Const. Art. 5 Sec. 1 Judicial power; courts in which vested

The judicial power of this State shall be vested in one Supreme Court, in one Court of Criminal Appeals, in Courts of Appeals, in District Courts, in County Courts, in

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Commissioners Courts, in Courts of Justices of the Peace, and in such other courts as may be provided by law.

The Legislature may establish such other courts as it may deem necessary and prescribe the jurisdiction and organization thereof, and may conform the jurisdiction of the district and other inferior courts thereto.

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Vermont Vt. Const. ch. 2 § 4 Judiciary powers

The judicial power of the State shall be vested in a unified judicial system which shall be composed of a Supreme Court, a Superior Court, and such other subordinate courts

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as the General Assembly may from time to time ordain and establish.

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Vermont Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 4 § 1 Unified court system established

The Judiciary shall be a unified court system under the administrative control of the Supreme Court. It shall consist of an appellate division, which shall be the Supreme Court, and

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a trial division, which shall consist of a trial court of general jurisdiction to be known as the Superior Court, and a Judicial Bureau.

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Vermont Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 4 § 30 Superior Court

(a)(1) A Superior Court having statewide jurisdiction is created. The Superior Court shall have the following divisions:
(B) A Criminal Division, which shall be a court of record and have

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jurisdiction over the matters described in section 32 of this title. The Vermont Rules of Criminal Procedure shall apply to criminal matters in the Criminal Division, and the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure shall apply to civil matters in the Criminal Division.

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Vermont Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 4 § 2 Supreme Court established; jurisdiction

(a) The Supreme Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction of appeals from judgments, rulings, and orders of the Superior Court, administrative agencies, boards, commissions, and officers unless otherwise provided by law.+ See more

/> (b) The Supreme Court shall have original jurisdiction, concurrent with the Superior Court, of proceedings in certiorari, mandamus, prohibition, and quo warranto and shall have jurisdiction to issue all writs, processes, and orders that may be necessary to the furtherance of justice and the regular execution of the law.

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