Court directory

# South Dakota 3rd Judicial Circuit Court

## Court information

### Third Judicial Circuit Office

Physical address

314 6th Avenue, Suite 6, Brookings, SD 57006-2085

Phone

(605) 688-4200

[Official court website](https://ujs.sd.gov/court-finder/third-judicial-circuit/) Checked Sep 25, 2026

Aliases: 3rd Judicial Circuit Court · SD 3rd Judicial Circuit Court · SD Third Judicial Circuit Court · South Dakota Third Judicial Circuit Court · Third Judicial Circuit Court · South Dakota 3rd Judicial Cir. Ct. · SD 3rd Judicial Cir. Ct.

## Assigned Judges

- [Abigail A. Howard Circuit Judge](/kyj/judge/abigail-a-howard-sd-trial)

- [Carmen A. Means Circuit Judge](/kyj/judge/carmen-a-means-sd-trial)

- [David K. Wheeler Circuit Judge](/kyj/judge/david-k-wheeler-sd-trial)

- [Dawn M. Elshere Circuit Judge](/kyj/judge/dawn-m-elshere-sd-trial)

- [Gary W. Schumacher Magistrate Judge](/kyj/judge/gary-w-schumacher-sd-limited)

- [Kent A. Shelton Circuit Judge](/kyj/judge/kent-a-shelton-sd-trial)

- [N. Bob Pesall Magistrate Judge](/kyj/judge/n-bob-pesall-sd-limited)

- [Patrick T. Pardy Presiding Circuit Judge](/kyj/judge/patrick-t-pardy-sd-trial)

## Court details

Official website

[https://ujs.sd.gov/court-finder/third-judicial-circuit/](https://ujs.sd.gov/court-finder/third-judicial-circuit/)

Court level

trial

Court type

state

Jurisdiction type

state