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United States District Court for the District of South Dakota

Article III courtTrial courtAppointedD.S.D.· Sioux Falls· 3 judgeships

The federal trial court covering all of South Dakota.

Appointed, President nominates, Senate confirms.

Appellate path
District of South DakotaEighth CircuitSupreme Court

Statutory divisions: Northern, Southern, Central, Western.

Precedent & authority

Bound by its own circuit and the Supreme Court. Decisions of other district courts, even within the same circuit, are only persuasive.