--- title: "Bobbi J. Rank | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bobbi-j-rank-sd-trial" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Bobbi J. Rank 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, Sixth Judicial Circuit Position D Winner - appointed Oct 2016 by Gov Daugaard, Presiding 2019-2023 - Described as South Dakota Sixth Circuit judge appointed October 2016 by Governor Dennis Daugaard, succeeding Kathleen Trandahl, and later circuit judge - Bar Commissioner Sixth Circuit 2009-2012 ### Education - A University of South Dakota bachelor’s and University of Nebraska J.D. Prior roles: Sixth Circuit law clerk beginning 1999, private practice at May, Adam, Gerdes & Thompson in Pierre, assistant attorney general under Larry Long and Marty Jackley, and Department of Education general counsel. ### Additional information - General Counsel SD Dept Education 2011-2016 - Asst AG SD AG 2003-2011 - May Adam Gerdes & Thompson Pierre 2000-2003 - U; n; i; v; e; r; s; i; t; y;; o; f; - N; e; b; r; a; s; k; a; - C; o; l; l; e; g; e;; o; f; - L; a; w; - J ## 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/sixth-judicial-circuit/court-contacts-sixth-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/court-finder/sixth-judicial-circuit/court-contacts-sixth-judicial-circuit/) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://www.aberdeennews.com/story/news/local/2019/03/26/bridget-mayer-appointed-6th-circuit-judge) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://ujs.sd.gov/court-finder/sixth-judicial-circuit/court-contacts-sixth-judicial-circuit/) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://www.aberdeennews.com/story/news/local/2019/03/26/bridget-mayer-appointed-6th-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/) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://ujs.sd.gov/court-finder/sixth-judicial-circuit/court-contacts-sixth-judicial-circuit/) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://www.aberdeennews.com/story/news/local/2019/03/26/bridget-mayer-appointed-6th-circuit-judge) - [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/Bobbi_Rank) - [www.yahoo.com](https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/sixth-circuit-judges-honored-making-235100606.html) - [ujs.sd.gov](https://ujs.sd.gov/sd-unified-judicial-system-directory/bobbi-j-rank/) - [www.ballotready.org](https://www.ballotready.org/people/bobbi-j-rank) - [ujs.sd.gov](https://ujs.sd.gov/ujs-news/judge-christina-klinger-reappointed-as-presiding-judge-of-sixth-judicial-circuit/) - [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/court-finder/sixth-judicial-circuit/court-contacts-sixth-judicial-circuit/) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://www.aberdeennews.com/story/news/local/2019/03/26/bridget-mayer-appointed-6th-circuit-judge) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bobbi-j-rank-sd-trial", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bobbi-j-rank-sd-trial", "name": "Bobbi J. 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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.