State of South Dakota
Lincoln & Minnehaha Counties
425 N. Dakota Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
605-367-5920
Fax: 605-367-5979
Email: UJSWEB2nd@UJS.state.sd.us
Welcome to the website for the Second Judicial Circuit, the largest judicial circuit in South Dakota by population with about 213,037 residents according to the latest Census figures. The Circuit Administration office is located in the Minnehaha County Courthouse in Sioux Falls.
| Circuit Judges | Magistrate Judges |
| Glen A. Severson, Presiding Judge | Alan D. Dietrich |
| Gene Paul Kean (ret.) | John Hinrichs |
| William J. Srstka, Jr. | Doyle L. Sage |
| Kathleen K. Caldwell | Julie L. Irvine |
| Peter H. Lieberman | |
| C. Joseph Neiles | Circuit Administrator |
| Stuart L. Tiede | Karl Thoennes |
| Bradley G. Zell | |
| Patricia C. Riepel | |
| Douglas E. Hoffman |
The Second Judicial Circuit...
...handles about 79,000 cases per year(2007). Of those, about 52,600 are minor, traffic, and criminal cases, and 26,000 are civil, small claims, domestic and others.
...employs about 106 people to serve the public, including judges, court clerks, court services (probation) staff, court reporters, court administration staff, bailiffs, and law clerks.
...collected about $9.1 million in fines, fees, deposits, and other costs, and disbursed about $8.7 million to the State, counties, victims, and other recipients in Fiscal Year 2007. About $2.25 million were paid in state fines and forfeitures.
...summoned about 9,800 citizens for jury duty in Lincoln and Minnehaha Counties and held 83 jury trials of all types in Fiscal Year 2007.
...has a state operating budget of about $6.17 million and a budget for county-paid expenses of about $1.25 million.
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