Faulk County

Welcome to the Faulk County Clerk of Court’s Office.

 

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

 

Faulk County Clerk of Courts
110 9th Ave. South
PO Box 357
Faulkton, SD 57438-0357

 

Phone Number: 605-598-6223
Fax Number: 605-598-6252
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 Faulk 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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    Faulk County Courthouse  

    INFORMATION ON THE COURT SYSTEM IN FAULK COUNTY  

     

    ·         Office hours for the Clerk of Court’s office are 1:00-5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

    ·         The Clerk’s Office and courtroom are located on the third floor of the courthouse.

    ·         To view the courtroom and obtain a list of courtroom details, please click on Courtrooms. 

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

    ·         Faulk County Clerk’s office is a statewide search center for criminal background checks (fees may apply)

    ·         Faulk 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 Third Floor West Courtroom of the Brown County Courthouse in Aberdeen, the Day County Courthouse in Webster, 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.

       

    Artwork and paintings within the Faulk County Courthouse.

    Artwork and paintings within the Faulk County Courthouse.

     

    FAULK COUNTY CLERKS, 1889- PRESENT

     

    1889-1896 H. W. Bailey
    1897-1898 C. A. E. Whitton
    1899-1900 Henry Joynt
    1901-1904 M. S. McDearman
    1905-1910 Charles E. Caste
    1911-1914 John D. Douglas
    1915-1916 F. A. Pangborn
    1917-1932 Elmer Irwin
    1933-1956 Mason Chamberlain
    1957-1962 Albert Grau
    1963-1982 Martin K. Mowry
    1983-1988 Norm Niemeyer
    1989-1995 Corrine Anderson
    1995-1999 Renee Cunningham
        1999-present Marilyn Hadrick
     

    FAULK 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

     

    Faulk County does not have an official website, but here are some contact numbers for the county departments:


     
    Assessor: 605-598-6225
    Auditor: 605-598-6224
    Highway Dept: 605-598-6233
    Register of Deeds: 605-598-6228
    Sheriff: 605-598-6229
    State’s Attorney: 605-598-4330
    Treasurer: 605-598-6232
    Veteran’s Service: 605-598-6222