--- title: "Andrew T. Robertson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrew-t-robertson-sd-limited" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Andrew T. Robertson South Dakota Magistrate Court · Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: South Dakota Magistrate Court - State: South Dakota - Role: Magistrate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-10-02 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Magistrate Judge, Second Judicial Circuit - appointed Oct 31 2019, bench Nov 18 2019 filling Rasmussen vacancy - The October 31, 2019 Argus Leader appointment article directly states Supreme Court approval, undergraduate and law degrees from University of South Dakota, prior Department of Labor and Regulation administrative law judge service, and later senior deputy public defender service in Minnehaha County - Admin Law Judge SD Dept Labor & Regulation - Magistrate Judge in the Second Judicial Circuit of South Dakota, serving within the South Dakota Unified Judicial System ### Education ### Additional information - Senior Deputy Public Defender 2016-2019 juveniles - Deputy Public Defender Minnehaha 2014 - The profile indicates that his professional background and legal expertise are documented there, though specific biographical details require accessing that source - Official SD UJS Judge Page: Judge Andrew T. Robertson – SD UJS SD Judicial System - The official SD UJS profile confirms his appointment as Magistrate Judge but does not list detailed prior career history in the provided results. - It states he would take the bench November 18, succeeding Rachel Rasmussen after her August promotion to circuit judge. - U; n; i; v; e; r; s; i; t; y;; o; f; - S; o; u; t; h; - D; a; k; o; t; a; - S; c; h; o; o; l;; o; f; - L; a; w; - J - D;; 2; 0; 1; 2 - Andrew T. Robertson is a magistrate in South Dakota’s Second Judicial Circuit, covering Minnehaha and Lincoln counties. - Robertson is an enrolled member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, as the article reports. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### electronic devices and media Scope: statewide South Dakota's published statewide guidance permits expanded media coverage in circuit and magistrate proceedings only when the parties and court agree, and the court may modify the coverage at any time. Evidence excerpt: Expanded media coverage (audio, video and still photos) is allowed when the parties of the case and the court all agree that such coverage should be permitted. [South Dakota Unified Judicial System: Circuit Court Media Coverage](https://ujs.sd.gov/for-the-media/) Source checked: 2026-07-27 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://ujs.sd.gov/sd-unified-judicial-system-directory/) - [Official roster](https://ujs.sd.gov/court-finder/second-judicial-circuit/circuit-contacts-second-judicial-circuit/) - [South Dakota Unified Judicial System Directory](https://ujs.sd.gov/sd-unified-judicial-system-directory/) - [South Dakota Unified Judicial System: Circuit Court Media Coverage](https://ujs.sd.gov/for-the-media/) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://ujs.sd.gov/Information/newsitem.aspx?18CbHN9OxZmDHt7EGNpLFwkClnbSgE370FXyfl8AncU%3D) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://www.usd.edu/the-south-dakotan/11th-annual-native-alumni-dinner-scheduled-for-april-14) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://ujs.sd.gov/Information/newsitem.aspx?18CbHN9OxZmDHt7EGNpLFwkClnbSgE370FXyfl8AncU%3D) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://www.usd.edu/the-south-dakotan/11th-annual-native-alumni-dinner-scheduled-for-april-14) - [South Dakota Unified Judicial System official judicial roster](https://ujs.sd.gov/sd-unified-judicial-system-directory/) - [South Dakota Unified Judicial System: Circuit Court Media Coverage](https://ujs.sd.gov/for-the-media/) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://ujs.sd.gov/Information/newsitem.aspx?18CbHN9OxZmDHt7EGNpLFwkClnbSgE370FXyfl8AncU%3D) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://www.usd.edu/the-south-dakotan/11th-annual-native-alumni-dinner-scheduled-for-april-14) - [www.argusleader.com](https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/crime/2019/10/31/local-attorney-appointed-new-magistrate-judge/4115954002/) - [ujs.sd.gov](https://ujs.sd.gov/sd-unified-judicial-system-directory/andrew-t-robertson/) - [southdakotasearchlight.com](https://southdakotasearchlight.com/2022/11/01/circuit-court-bench-in-sd-struggles-to-diversify/) - [South Dakota Unified Judicial System official judicial roster](https://ujs.sd.gov/sd-unified-judicial-system-directory/) - [South Dakota Unified Judicial System: Circuit Court Media Coverage](https://ujs.sd.gov/for-the-media/) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://ujs.sd.gov/Information/newsitem.aspx?18CbHN9OxZmDHt7EGNpLFwkClnbSgE370FXyfl8AncU%3D) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://www.usd.edu/the-south-dakotan/11th-annual-native-alumni-dinner-scheduled-for-april-14) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrew-t-robertson-sd-limited", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrew-t-robertson-sd-limited", "name": "Andrew T. 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Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://ujs.sd.gov/for-the-media/). Collected 2026-07-27.