Edmunds County


Edmunds County

Welcome to the Edmunds County Clerk of Court’s Office.
Our contact information is:
 

Edmunds County Clerk of Courts
210 2nd Ave.
P. O. Box 384
Ipswich, SD 57451
 

Phone Number: 605-426-6671
Fax Number: 605-426-6323
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 Edmunds 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
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    Front view of the Edmunds County Courthouse.
     

    INFORMATION ON THE COURT SYSTEM IN EDMUNDS COUNTY
     

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

    ·         Clerk of Courts office is located on second floor of the Courthouse.

    ·         The Courtroom, jury room and offices for the Court are located on third floor.

    The Courtroom, jury room and offices for the Court are located on third floor.

      ·         There is a chairlift that runs from first floor to third floor, but if assistance is needed to enter the building, there is an intercom located outside the main entrance of the courthouse.

    ·         Court is scheduled by calling the Clerk’s office and is held every other Tuesday morning, or you can view the motion day calendar by clicking on Calendars.

    ·         Edmunds County Clerks’ office is a statewide search center for criminal background checks (fees may apply)
     

    To view the Edmunds County courtroom and obtain a list of courtroom details, please click on Courtrooms

    Rear View of Courthouse

    (Rear View of Courthouse)

    EDMUNDS COUNTY CLERKS, 1889- PRESENT
     
    1889-1892 Ed F. Hewitt
    1893-1894 R. F. Finch
    1895 John H. Hughes
    1896-1901 F. J. Tracy
    1902-1906 Albert B. Allen
    1907-1912 Ed J. Engler
    1913-1914 F. J. Tracy
    1915-1922 Walter E. Huck
    1923-1924 W. H. Thielen
    1925-1934 Henry W. Sattler
    1935-1936 Albert O. Thielen
    1937-1956 Levi J. Thomas
    1957-1982 Joe C. Heier
    1982-present Jean T. Lingor
     

    EDMUNDS COUNTY JUDGES, 1889-PRESENT
     
    1889   H. G. Fuller
    1890   H. G. Fuller & W. O. Stout
    1891   H. G. Fuller & John J. Healy
    1892   H. G. Fuller, John J. Healy & William Gardner
    1893   H. G. Fuller & John J. Healy
    1894   H. G. Fuller
    1895-1904   Loring E. Gaffy
    1905-1910   Lyman T. Boucher
    1911-1942   Joseph H. Bottum
    1943-1966   H. E. Mundt
    1967-1970   Jon Fosheim & Kermit Norbeck
    1971-1974   Jon Fosheim & Vernon Evans
    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