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South Dakota court salaries and budgets
| South Dakota salaries and budgets | |||
| State judicial budget | |||
| Annual budget: $82,988,835 | |||
| Supreme Court | |||
| Associate Justices: $196,669[1] | |||
| Intermediate Appellate Court | |||
| Judges: N/A | |||
| Other states | |||
The South Dakota Judicial System had a budget of $82,988,835 for fiscal year 2026.
Data by year
| Fiscal Year | Court budget |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $82,988,835[2] |
| 2025 | $80,586,448[3] |
| 2024 | $76,230,185[4] |
| 2023 | $68,765,258[5] |
| 2022 | $63,543,684[6] |
| 2021 | $60,783,909[7] |
| 2020 | $58,301,098[8] |
| 2019 | $56,000,951[9] |
| 2018 | $54,811,956[10] |
| 2017 | $54,358,257[11] |
| 2016 | $51,854,089[12] |
| 2015 | $51,672,595[13] |
| 2014 | $48,553,628[14] |
| 2013 | $46,075,544[15] |
| 2012 | $43,054,177[16] |
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ The salary of the chief justice may be higher than an associate justice.
- ↑ South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management, "Budget in Brief - Fiscal Year 2026," accessed October 23, 2025
- ↑ South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management, "Budget in Brief - Fiscal Year 2025," accessed October 16, 2024
- ↑ South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management, "Budget in Brief - Fiscal Year 2024," accessed December 6, 2023
- ↑ 'South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management, "Budget in Brief - Fiscal Year 2023," accessed October 19, 2022
- ↑ 'South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management, "Budget in Brief - Fiscal Year 2022," accessed October 19, 2022
- ↑ 'South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management, "Budget in Brief - Fiscal Year 2021," accessed October 19, 2022
- ↑ 'South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management, "Budget in Brief - Fiscal Year 2020," accessed October 19, 2022
- ↑ 'South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management, "Budget in Brief - Fiscal Year 2019," accessed October 19, 2022
- ↑ 'South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management, "Budget in Brief - Fiscal Year 2018," accessed October 19, 2022
- ↑ South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management, "Budget in Brief - Fiscal Year 2017," accessed September 20, 2017
- ↑ 'South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management, "Budget in Brief - Fiscal Year 2016," accessed October 19, 2022
- ↑ South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management, "State of South Dakota Budget in Brief 2015," accessed October 8, 2014 Scroll to p.46
- ↑ South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management, "State of South Dakota Budget in Brief 2014," accessed October 8, 2014 Scroll to p.49
- ↑ South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management, "State of South Dakota Budget in Brief 2013," accessed October 8, 2014 Scroll to p.44
- ↑ South Dakota Bureau of Finance and Management, "State of South Dakota Budget in Brief 2012," accessed October 8, 2014 Scroll to p.43
Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of South Dakota • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of South Dakota
State courts:
South Dakota Supreme Court • South Dakota Circuit Courts • South Dakota Magistrate Courts
State resources:
Courts in South Dakota • South Dakota judicial elections • Judicial selection in South Dakota