--- title: "Bruce V. Anderson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bruce-v-anderson-sd-trial" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Bruce V. Anderson 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 for South Dakota’s First Judicial Circuit, appointed in 2006 and currently serving until at least 2030 - Circuit Judge 2006-present - Also a candidate for re‐election in 2022, running for Circuit Judge – Circuit 1, Position C - Circuit Judge, First Judicial Circuit Position C Armour - appointed Jan 2006 by Gov Rounds replacing McMurchie - Described as a South Dakota First Circuit judge, appointed January 2006 by Governor Mike Rounds to replace Boyd McMurchie, following magistrate service in that circuit (1995–2006) - Earlier private practice included criminal law, probate, contracts, personal injury and civil litigation ### Education - Jamestown College B.A. (1985), University of South Dakota J.D. (1989) and South Dakota admission (1989). ### Additional information - Anderson was re‐elected in 2014 for a term expiring in 2022. - It records 2014 unopposed reelection, a 2022 candidacy, Judicial Qualifications Commission election in 2011 and AV Preeminent peer rating. - Private practice Wagner pre-1995 - Professional Experience: Prior to judicial service, Anderson practiced law privately - Judge Anderson’s work covers a range of civil, criminal, and family law matters within his circuit - Judge Anderson presides over cases in the First Judicial Circuit of South Dakota, which covers multiple counties including Braddock, Armour, and others. - 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;; 1; 9; 8; 9 ## 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/first-judicial-circuit/circuit-contacts-first-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/First_Circuit/Links/Contacts.aspx) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](http://sdjudicial.com/uploads/firstcircuit/CircuitJudgeHistory.pdf) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://ujs.sd.gov/First_Circuit/Links/Contacts.aspx) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](http://sdjudicial.com/uploads/firstcircuit/CircuitJudgeHistory.pdf) - [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/First_Circuit/Links/Contacts.aspx) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](http://sdjudicial.com/uploads/firstcircuit/CircuitJudgeHistory.pdf) - [ujs.sd.gov](https://ujs.sd.gov/sd-unified-judicial-system-directory/bruce-v-anderson/) - [www.ballotready.org](https://www.ballotready.org/people/bruce-v-anderson) - [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/Bruce_Anderson_%28South_Dakota%29) - [www.martindale.com](https://www.martindale.com/attorney/bruce-v-anderson-1596745/) - [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/First_Circuit/Links/Contacts.aspx) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](http://sdjudicial.com/uploads/firstcircuit/CircuitJudgeHistory.pdf) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bruce-v-anderson-sd-trial", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bruce-v-anderson-sd-trial", "name": "Bruce V. 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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.