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Supreme Court Rescinds Judicial Emergency in South Dakota

August 21, 2025

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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: Aug. 21, 2025
Contact: Alisa Bousa, Public Information Officer, Alisa.Bousa@ujs.state.sd.us, 605.773.2031

Supreme Court Rescinds Judicial Emergency in South Dakota 

PIERRE, S.D.— After being advised that all network systems are back up and operating, the South Dakota Supreme Court today issued an order rescinding a judicial emergency in South Dakota.

The Court rescinded the judicial emergency ordered on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, after carefully monitoring current circumstances related to a large-scale technical issue which impacted the State of South Dakota network. During the judicial emergency, all deadlines, time schedules, due dates and filing requirements imposed by applicable statutes, rules and court orders were suspended retroactive to Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025.

Technical issues began affecting the South Dakota network beginning Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. The network issue impacted the state court system’s ePayments, eCourts, and File and Serve platforms. 

The Court declared the existence of a judicial emergency and rescinded the order in accordance with SDCL 16-3-11 through 15.

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About South Dakota Courts: The Unified Judicial System (UJS) consists of the Supreme Court, Circuit Courts and State Court Administrator’s Office. The Supreme Court is the state’s highest court and final decision maker on South Dakota law. The Circuit Courts are the state’s trial courts where criminal proceedings and civil litigation are handled. The State Court Administrator’s Office provides centralized administrative assistance and support services for the South Dakota judiciary. Learn more at https://ujs.sd.gov.