--- title: "Ann Hoffman | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ann-hoffman-sd-trial" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Ann Hoffman South Dakota Circuit Court · Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: South Dakota Circuit Court - State: South Dakota - Role: Circuit Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-10-02 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Circuit Judge, Second Judicial Circuit - appointed Sept 16 2025 by Gov Rhoden replacing Douglas Hoffman - Ann (Annie) Hoffman is described as a South Dakota Second Circuit judge appointed September 16, 2025 by Governor Larry Rhoden, succeeding retired Douglas Hoffman - Assistant US Attorney District SD 2012-2025 - Assistant to the General Counsel of the U.S. Senate Secretary (2008–2009), joined Myers & Billion in Sioux Falls in 2010 for civil litigation and criminal defense, and was District of South Dakota assistant U.S. attorney (2012–2025), among them financial crimes and violent crime in Indian country - Healthcare Fraud Coordinator & Election Officer 2022 & 2024 - Myers & Billion LLP private practice 2010-2012 ### Education - Saint Louis University J.D. with international/comparative-law emphasis (2008). ### Additional information - Luther College bachelor’s in history and Spanish (2005) - General counsel Secretary US Senate DC - She grew up near Lennox - L; u; t; h; e; r; - C; o; l; l; e; g; e; - B - A; - H; i; s; t; o; r; y;; &; - S; p; a; n; i; s; h;; 2; 0; 0; 5 - L; o; u; i; s; - U; n; i; v; e; r; s; i; t; y; - S; c; h; o; o; l;; o; f; - L; a; w; - J - D;; 2; 0; 0; 8;; e; m; p; h; a; s; i; s;; i; n; t; e; r; n; a; t; i; o; n; a; l;; &;; c; o; m; p; a; r; a; t; i; v; e ## 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/) - [2024 Annual Report - Criminal Division](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sd/media/1399566/dl?inline=) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://news.sd.gov/news?id=news_kb_article_view&sys_id=d08f3bcd8700b610a086bae9cebb35a3) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://ujs.sd.gov/ujs-news/governor-rhoden-appoints-annie-hoffman-as-second-circuit-judge/) - [2024 Annual Report - Criminal Division](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sd/media/1399566/dl?inline=) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://news.sd.gov/news?id=news_kb_article_view&sys_id=d08f3bcd8700b610a086bae9cebb35a3) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://ujs.sd.gov/ujs-news/governor-rhoden-appoints-annie-hoffman-as-second-circuit-judge/) - [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/) - [2024 Annual Report - Criminal Division](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sd/media/1399566/dl?inline=) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://news.sd.gov/news?id=news_kb_article_view&sys_id=d08f3bcd8700b610a086bae9cebb35a3) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://ujs.sd.gov/ujs-news/governor-rhoden-appoints-annie-hoffman-as-second-circuit-judge/) - [www.linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-hoffman-14b38523) - [ujs.sd.gov](https://ujs.sd.gov/sd-unified-judicial-system-directory/ann-hoffman/) - [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/) - [2024 Annual Report - Criminal Division](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sd/media/1399566/dl?inline=) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://news.sd.gov/news?id=news_kb_article_view&sys_id=d08f3bcd8700b610a086bae9cebb35a3) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://ujs.sd.gov/ujs-news/governor-rhoden-appoints-annie-hoffman-as-second-circuit-judge/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ann-hoffman-sd-trial", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ann-hoffman-sd-trial", "name": "Ann Hoffman | KnowJudges", "description": "Ann Hoffman, South Dakota Circuit Court. 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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.