South Dakota Magistrate Judge Janki V. Sharma Appointed for the Seventh Judicial Circuit

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For Immediate Release: May 19, 2022
Pierre

South Dakota Magistrate Judge Janki V. Sharma Appointed for the Seventh Judicial Circuit

The Honorable Craig A. Pfeifle, Presiding Judge for the Seventh Judicial Circuit, is pleased to announce that the South Dakota Supreme Court has approved the appointment of Janki V. Sharma as a new full-time magistrate judge for the Seventh Judicial Circuit.

Ms. Sharma has been employed with the Pennington County Public Defender's Office since 2017 and prior to that she served as a term law clerk for the Honorable Magistrate Judge Thomas D. Thalken for the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska in Omaha, Nebraska.    

Ms. Sharma was born and raised in India and moved to Lincoln, Nebraska where she received her two degrees: Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in Management from the Doane University.  In 2016, she received her law degree from the University of Nebraska College of Law.  Ms. Sharma, resident of Rapid City says, “I am so honored to receive this appointment and I am looking forward to serving the people of the Seventh Judicial Circuit as a Magistrate Judge.”

Photo of Ms. Sharma is below.