Mark Barnett says he doesn't want to move to Sioux Falls to fulfill a residency requirement.

Mark Barnett says he doesn't want to move to Sioux Falls to fulfill a residency requirement.

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Barnett Withdraws Name For South Dakota Supreme Court Vacancy

By Associated Press

Story Created: Jan 20, 2009 at 3:30 PM CST

Story Updated: Jan 20, 2009 at 3:30 PM CST

Circuit Judge Mark Barnett of Pierre has withdrawn his application for a vacancy on the South Dakota Supreme Court.

Barnett was one of a number of people who applied to replace retiring Justice Richard W. Sabers on the state's highest court.
Gov. Mike Rounds will appoint a new justice.

Barnett, a former South Dakota attorney general, said he withdrew because he does not want to move to Sioux Falls to fulfill
the residency requirement for living in a district that includes Minnehaha County and part of Lincoln County.

He said he does not want to live away from his two sons or to make them move.

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