One of the many issues touched on South Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice David Gilbertson’s 45 minute State of the Judiciary speech was the implementation of video cameras and audio recorders to trial courts in South Dakota. Gilbertson says he’s asked with judges, attorneys and media member to make a good faith assessment of all requests for expanded coverage…
Gilbertson says many people, including those on a committee of judges, attorneys and media members established in 2009 had input on the process to get cameras in South Dakota’s court rooms…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/01/gilbertsoncams2.mp3|titles=gilbertsoncams2]The High Court may be open to expansion of the rules in the future…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2012/01/gilbertsoncams3.mp3|titles=gilbertsoncams3]South Dakota’s rules on electronic expanded media coverage of trial courts are the only ones in the nation that allow for the use of only audio coverage, if approved by a judge, when judges and attorneys can not agree on the usage of photographic coverage.