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5th Circuit
   
 

Jack R. Von Wald

 

Presiding Judge

   
 

Jon S. Flemmer

 

Circuit Judge

   
 

Scott P. Myren

 

Circuit Judge

   
 

Tony L. Portra

 

Circuit Judge

   
 

Mark A. Anderson

 

Magistrate Judge

   
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5th Circuit Courthouse.

 

Welcome to the Fifth Judicial Circuit

 

The Fifth Judicial Circuit Court consists of ten counties in northeastern South Dakota, and they are: Brown, Campbell, Day, Edmunds, Faulk, Marshall, McPherson, Roberts, Spink and WalworthWe serve a population of 81,430 and cover 11,171 square miles.  The Circuit is served by four circuit court judges, one magistrate court judge, five court reporters, clerk magistrates in each county in the circuit, along with 12 deputy clerks, 20 on-call bailiffs, one law clerk, one scheduling clerk, nine court service officers and four support staff. 

 
Map of South Dakota reflecting the 5th Circuit region in blue.
 

In fy 2006 (July 1, 2005-June 30, 2006) OUR  COURT Processed:

·        Criminal files:  2,677 felony and Class I misdemeanor cases per year, with another 12,819 Class II misdemeanor and traffic filings

·        Civil files:  2,844 per year, including divorce, protection orders, adoptions, probate and other civil cases

·        Juvenile matters:  924 dependency and delinquency cases

·        Small claims:  3,245

·        Records searches: over 10,300 per year, for employment backgrounds, criminal histories, genealogy, and other inquiries

·        Child support receipts: about 643 (not processed through Child Support Enforcement Office)

·        Total budget of $2,571,209

·        Total receipts of $3,699,177 and $3,699,737 disbursed (carry-over from previous year)

We also performed non-case type work such as passports (in all counties except Brown), civil wedding ceremonies and swearing-in ceremonies.

 

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