District Information

U.S. District Court- District of South Dakota

South Dakota constitutes one judicial district divided into four divisions.(28 U.S.C. Section 122). The divisions and contact information are as follows:

Rapid City (Western)

The Honorable Karen E. Schreier
Chief United States District Judge
United States Courthouse
515 Ninth Street, Room 318
Rapid City, SD 57701
(605) 399-6020

The Honorable Richard H. Battey
United States District Judge
United States Courthouse
515 Ninth Street, Room 260
Rapid City, SD 57701
(605)399-6040

The Honorable Andrew W. Bogue
Senior United States District Judge
United States Courthouse
515 Ninth Street, Room 244
Rapid City, SD 57701
(605) 399-6050

The Honorable Veronica L Duffy
United States Magistrate Judge
United States Courthouse
515 Ninth Street, Room 312
Rapid City, SD 57701
(605) 399-6030

Clerks Office, U. S. District Court
United States Courthouse
515 Ninth Street, Room 302 PO Box 6080
Rapid City, SD 57709-6080
(605) 399-6000 fax (605) 399-6001

U. S. Probation/Pretrial Services Office
United States Courthouse
515 Ninth Street, Room 257
Rapid City, SD 57701
(605) 399-5920

Sioux Falls (Southern)

The Honorable Lawrence L. Piersol
United States District Judge
Rm 202 United States Courthouse
400 So. Phillips Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
(605) 330-6640

The Honorable John B. Jones
Senior United States District Judge
Rm 303 United States Courthouse
400 So. Phillips Avenue.
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
(605) 330-6635

The Honorable John E. Simko
United States Magistrate Judge
Rm 220 United States Courthouse
400 S. Phillips Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
(605) 330-6650

Mr. Joseph A. Haas
United States District Court Clerk
Rm 128 United States Courthouse
400 So. Phillips Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
(605) 330-6600 fax (605) 330-6601

Mr. Frederick M. Entwistle
Clerk, United States Bankruptcy Court
400 S. Phillips Ave. Rm 104
Sioux Falls, SD 57104-6851
(605) 357-2400

Ms. Terryl Cadwell
Chief U. S. Probation and Pretrial Services Officer
101 Phillips Centre 300 South Phillips Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57102-0719
(605) 977-8960

Pierre (Central)

The Honorable Charles B. Kornmann
United States District Judge
United States Post Office & Courthouse
225 South Pierre Street
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 945-4610

The Honorable Charles L. Nail, Jr.
United States Bankruptcy Judge
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
225 South Pierre Street
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 945-4620

The Honorable Mark A. Moreno
United States Magistrate Judge
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
225 South Pierre Street
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 945-4620

Clerks Office, U.S. District Court
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
225 South Pierre Street
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 945-4600 fax (605) 945-4601

Clerks Office, U.S. Bankruptcy Court
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
225 South Pierre Street
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 945-4460

U. S. Probation/Pretrial Services Office
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
225 South Pierre Street
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 945-4640

Aberdeen (Northern)

The Honorable Charles B. Kornmann
United States District Judge
United States Post Office & Courthouse
102 Fourth Avenue, S.E., Room 408
Aberdeen, SD 57401
(605) 377-2600

The Honorable William D. Gerdes
United States Magistrate Judge
U.S. Post Office & Courthouse
102 Fourth Avenue S.E
Aberdeen, SD 57401
(605) 622-2100 fax (605) 377-2601

U.S. Probation/Pretrial Services Office
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
102 Fourth Avenue, S.E.
Aberdeen, SD 57401
(605) 377-2625

Division	Northern	Southern	Central	Western
Holding Court	Aberdeen	Sioux Falls	Pierre	Rapid City
Counties	Brown, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson, Day, Deuel, Edmunds, Grant, Hamlin, McPherson, Marshall, Roberts, Spink, Walworth	Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix, Clay, Davison Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Sanborn, Turner, Union, Yankton	Buffalo, Dewey, Faulk, Gregory, Haakon, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Jerault, Jones, Lyman, Mellette, Potter, Stanley, Sully, Todd, Tripp, Ziebach	Bennett, Butte, Custer, Fall River, Harding, Jackson, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington, Perkins, Shannon

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