Day County


Day County Clerks

Welcome to the Day County Clerk of Court's Office
Our Contact Information is:

 

Day County Clerk of Courts
711 West 1st Street
Webster, SD 57274

 

Phone Number: 605-345-3771
Fax Number: 605-345-3818
Email: 5thcircuit@ujs.state.sd.us

 
For more information and directions to the courthouse, click on ujsjurors.sd.gov.  Then select Your E-Courthouse and Day County.
 
 

The basic functions of the clerk’s office are:

  • Assisting with requests for information on court procedures, fees, court dates, forms
  • Processing passports, assessing & receipting fees thereon
  • Opening, maintaining, storing and retrieving court files as needed in different types of cases
  • Processing traffic tickets and other criminal complaints, receipting and disbursing fines, fees, costs, bond and restitution associated with same
  • Working closely with the public, law enforcement and attorneys in maintaining judges’ calendars of court dates and assisting judges in the courtroom
  • Summoning and qualifying jurors, assist judge in juror selection process, and authorize payment of jurors
  • Performing magistrate functions such as setting bond, handling initial appearances, issuing warrants, entering default judgments in small claims cases and performing marriages
  • Day County Courthouse

     

    INFORMATION ON THE COURT SYSTEM IN DAY COUNTY  

    ·         Office hours for the Clerks’ Office are 8 am -Noon and 1-5 pm, Monday through Friday.
     

    ·         The Clerks’ Office is located on the main floor of the courthouse.
     

    ·         Other UJS offices located on the main floor of the Day County Courthouse are:

     

                              Court Services – Probation

                              Law Library/courtroom

                              Chambers to the Honorable Jon S. Flemmer 

                                       Court Reporter Office

                                       

    ·         The Day County Courthouse has two courtrooms.  To view courtrooms and obtain a list of courtroom details, please click on Courtrooms 
     

    ·         Elevator access is located on the south side of the courthouse.

    ·         Court is scheduled by calling the Clerk’s office and is held every Wednesday, or you can view the motion day calendar by clicking on Calendar
     

    ·         Day County Courthouse is also one of seven interactive video (ITV) sites in the Fifth Circuit, where conferences, hearings and meetings take place through video technology.  The other six sites include the Brown County Courthouse in Aberdeen, Faulk County Courthouse in Faulkton, Marshall County Courthouse in Britton, Roberts County Courthouse in Sisseton, Spink County Courthouse in Redfield, and the Walworth County Courthouse in Selby.  Scheduling for ITV is done through the Court Administrator’s Office in Aberdeen, phone nos. 605-626-2450, or toll-free in-state 1-877-999-5613.

    DAY COUNTY CLERKS, 1889- PRESENT

    1889  

    Unknown

    1890-1896   Wm. Alcheson
    1897-1900   Unknown
    1901-1908   Albert Smith
    1909-1918   Bert E.Johnson
    1919-1940   Steve Pearson
    1941   O. O. Floren
    1942   Unknown
    1943-1944   Eugene H. Riddle
    1945-1972   Willard R. Huwe
    1973-1998   Roger Sannes
    1998-2011   Susan Compaan
    2011-Present   Carrie Hinrichs
     

    DAY COUNTY JUDGES, 1889-PRESENT

    1889-1890  

    Unknown

    1891-1898   A. W. Campbell
    1899-1901   Unknown
    1902-1908   James H. McCoy
    1909-1914   Frank McNulty
    1915-1918   Thomas L. Bouck
    1919-1922   Frank Anderson
    1923-1924   B. A. Walton
    1925-1928   R. D. Gardner & J. J. Batterton
    1929-1930   R. D. Gardner & C. H. Babcock
    1931-1944   C. H. Babcock & Van Buren Perry
    1945-1954   Van Buren Perry & H. W. King
    1955-1956   H. W. King & E. S. Farley
    1957-1966   F. S. Tait & Philo Hall
    1967-1974   Philo Hall & Sigurd Anderson
    1975-1984   Philo Hall, Eugene Dobberpuhl, Mildred Ramynke & Leland Berndt
    1985-1986   Eugene Dobberpuhl, Mildred Ramynke, Leland Berndt & Vernon Evans
    1987-1990   Eugene Dobberpuhl, Leland Berndt, Vernon Evans & David Gilbertson
    1991-1993   Eugene Dobberpuhl, Leland Berndt, David Gilbertson, Larry Lovrien
    1994-1995   Eugene Dobberpuhl, David Gilbertson, Larry Lovrien, Jack Von Wald
    1996-1998   Eugene Dobberpuhl, Larry Lovrien, Jack Von Wald, Myles DeVine
    1999-2003   Eugene Dobberpuhl, Larry Lovrien, Jack Von Wald, Jon Flemmer
    2004-2006   Larry Lovrien, Jack Von Wald, Jon Flemmer, Scott Myren
    2006-present   Jack Von Wald, Jon Flemmer, Scott Myren, Tony Portra
     
    Day County does not have an official website, but here are some contact numbers for the county departments:
     
    Assessor: 605-345-9502
    Auditor: 605-345-9500
    Highway Dept: 605-345-4658
    Nurse: 605-345-3882
    Register of Deeds: 605-345-9506
    Sheriff: 605-345-3222
    State’s Attorney: 605-345-4624
    Treasurer: 605-345-9510
    Veteran’s Service: 605-345-9512