CHAPTER 286

(SCR 02-05)

In the Matter of the Amendment of Canon 3B(7)(d).

IN THE MATTER OF THE AMENDMENT
OF CANON 3B(7)(d), CODE OF
JUDICIAL CONDUCT RULE 02-05
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    A hearing was held on May 29, 2002, at Pierre, South Dakota, relating to the amendment of Canon 3B(7)(d), and the Court having considered the proposed amendment, the correspondence and oral presentations relating thereto and being fully advised in the premises, now, therefore, it is

    ORDERED that Canon 3B(7)(d) be and it is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

             (d)      A judge may, with the consent of the parties, confer separately with the parties and their lawyers in an effort to mediate or settle matters pending before the judge in any circuit court in the state.

    IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this rule shall become effective July 1, 2002.

    DATED at Pierre, South Dakota, this 26th day of June 2002.

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