Roberts County

 

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

 

Welcome to the Roberts County Clerk of Court’s Office.
Our contact information is:
Roberts County Clerk of Courts
411 2nd Ave. East
Sisseton, SD 57262

Phone Number: 605-698-3395
Fax Number: 605-698-7894
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 Roberts 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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    Roberts County Courthouse.

    INFORMATION ON THE COURT SYSTEM IN ROBERTS COUNTY:
  • Office hours for the Clerk's Office are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
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                Court Services – Probation – 2nd Floor
                Small Courtroom/Jury Room/ITV Room – 2nd Floor
                Judge’s Chambers – 2nd Floor
                Court Reporter Office – 2nd Floor
                Law Library – 2nd Floor
  • The Roberts County Courthouse has two courtrooms.  To view courtrooms and obtain a list of courtroom details, please click on Courtrooms.
     
  • Court hearings are scheduled through the Clerks’ office.  For a listing of court dates, please click on Calendars to view the motion day calendar, or call the Clerks’ Office at 605-698-3395 for an up to date schedule
     
  • Roberts 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, Day County Courthouse in Webster, Faulk County Courthouse in Faulkton, Marshall County Courthouse in Britton, 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.

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    Mural – Jury Room/Small Courtroom/ITV room

    (Mural – Jury Room/Small Courtroom/ITV room)

    ROBERTS COUNTY CLERKS, 1889- PRESENT
    1889  

    Wm. G. Ashton
    1890   D. S. Cable
    1891-1892   C. C. Draves
    1893-1896   Henry S. Morris
    1897-1902   John C. Perkins
    1903-1908   L. William Foss
    1909-1912   Ivar Stadstad
    1913-1914   D. Stevens
    1915-1918   Kareluis Nelson
    1919-1924   D. F. Stevens
    1925-1936   Roy L. Vreim
    1937-1962   John Koeppe
    1963-1964   Clayton Moen
    1965-1966   John A. Koeppe
    1967-1968   Paul Koulterman
    1969-1972   Edgar Wickander
    1973-1998   Vivian C.  Hove
    1998-present   Cindy Marohl

    ROBERTS COUNTY JUDGES, 1889-PRESENT
    1889-1893   Unknown
    1894   J. O. Andrews
    1895-1900   J. O. Andrews & A. W. Campbell
    1901   A. W. Campbell
    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

    Roberts County does not have an official website, but here are some contact numbers for the county departments:
    Assessor: 605-698-3205
    Auditor: 605-698-7336
    Highway Dept: 605-698-3905
    Register of Deeds: 605-698-7152
    Sheriff: 605-698-7667
    State’s Attorney: 605-698-7071
    Treasurer: 605-698-7245