McPherson County

McPherson County Clerk of Courts.
 

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

 

McPherson County Clerk of Courts
PO Box 248
706 Main Street
Leola, SD 57456-0248
 

Phone Number: 605-439-3361
Fax Number: 605-439-3297
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 Marshall 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
  • PerfPerforming 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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    McPherson County Courthouse  

     

    INFORMATION ON THE COURT SYSTEM IN MCPHERSON COUNTY  

    ·         Office hours for the Clerks’ Office are 8 am –Noon, 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.
     

    ·         Court is scheduled by calling the Clerk’s office, and is held one Tuesday morning each month.  You can view the motion day calendar by clicking on Calendars.

     

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

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

    Murals In Court House

    (One of three murals in the McPherson Co. Courthouse)  


    MCPHERSON COUNTY CLERKS, 1889- PRESENT

     
    1889–1896   Orvin J. Roe
    1897-1898   Theo J. P. Giedt
    1899-1900   Fred Arndt
    1901-1922   Ulrich Reue
    1923-1928   Gustave Hilgemann
    1929-1956   L. E. Balliet
    1957-1984   Peter Schmidt
    1985-1988   Devee Dietz
    1989-present   Ronda Geffre
     
     

    MCPHERSON COUNTY JUDGES, 1889-PRESENT
     
    1889-1896   Howard G. Fuller
    1897-1902   Loring E. Gaffy
    1903-1904   Unknown
    1905-1910   Lyman T. Boucher
    1911-1942   Joseph H. Bottum
    1943-1966   H. E. Mundt
    1967-1970   H. E. Mundt & Fred R. Winans
    1971-1974   H. E. Mundt & Robert A. Miller
    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
     

    McPherson County does not have an official website, but here are some contact numbers for the county departments:
     
    Assessor: 605-439-3663
    Auditor: 605-439-3314
    Highway Dept: 605-439-3667
    Register of Deeds: 605-439-3151
    Sheriff: 605-439-3400
    State’s Attorney: 605-284-5121
    Treasurer: 605-439-3544