Fall River County, South Dakota (Judicial)

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Fall River County is one of four counties located within the South Dakota Seventh Judicial Circuit. The people of Fall River County are served by a circuit court and a magistrate court.

The United States District Court for the District of South Dakota has jurisdiction in Fall River County. Appeals from the District of South Dakota go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.[1]

# Courts[edit]

Fall River County, South Dakota

## Circuit court[edit]

### South Dakota Seventh Judicial Circuit

* Matt Brown
* Jeffrey Connolly
* Jeff W. Davis
* Robert Gusinsky
* Heidi Linngren
* Craig A. Pfeifle (Presiding judge)
* Jane Wipf Pfeifle
* Stacy Vinberg Wickre[2]

1. ↑ South Dakota Unified Judicial System, "Seventh Judicial Circuit"
2. ↑ South Dakota Unified Judicial System, "Seventh Circuit judges and staff," accessed December 15, 2014

## Magistrate court[edit]

### South Dakota Seventh Judicial Circuit

* Scott M. Bogue[1]

1. ↑ South Dakota Unified Judicial System, "Seventh Circuit judges and staff," accessed December 15, 2014

## See also[edit]

* South Dakota counties

## External links[edit]

* South Dakota Unified Judicial System, "Seventh Judicial Circuit"

## Footnotes[edit]

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South Dakota courts

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Federal courts:

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of South Dakota • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of South Dakota

State courts:

South Dakota Supreme Court • South Dakota Circuit Courts • South Dakota Magistrate Courts

State resources:

Courts in South Dakota • South Dakota judicial elections • Judicial selection in South Dakota

# Elections[edit]

See also: South Dakota judicial elections

South Dakota is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in South Dakota, click here.

* South Dakota local trial court judicial elections, 2024
* South Dakota local trial court judicial elections, 2023
* South Dakota local trial court judicial elections, 2022
* South Dakota local trial court judicial elections, 2021
* South Dakota local trial court judicial elections, 2020
* South Dakota local trial court judicial elections, 2019
* South Dakota local trial court judicial elections, 2018
* South Dakota local trial court judicial elections, 2017
* South Dakota local trial court judicial elections, 2016
* South Dakota judicial elections, 2014
* South Dakota judicial elections, 2012
* South Dakota judicial elections, 2010

## Election rules[edit]

### Primary election[edit]

If more than two candidates are running for a circuit court seat, they compete in the primary election. The two candidates who receive the most votes advance to the general election.[1]

1. ↑ South Dakota Legislature, "Chapter 12-9, Section 8" 2013