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# Cassidy M. Stalley

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

## Biography

### Professional career

- Circuit Judge, Seventh Judicial Circuit, 2026-present
- South Dakota circuit judge appointed in June 2026 to the Seventh Judicial Circuit, serving in Custer, Fall River, Oglala Lakota, and Pennington counties
- Governor Larry Rhoden announced Stalley’s appointment on June 25, 2026, filling a vacancy created when Justice Robert Gusinsky joined the South Dakota Supreme Court
- Civil litigation attorney representing individuals and businesses in state and federal court
- Law clerk, South Dakota Second Judicial Circuit
- She also held the role of a judicial clerk for the Second Judicial Circuit

### Education

- undergraduate degree, magna cum laude — University of Mary
- with honors — University of South Dakota School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- Before becoming a judge, Stalley built a career in civil litigation
- representing individuals and businesses in both state and federal courts.
- Her profile is listed in the South Dakota Unified Judicial System Directory, and official press releases from the South Dakota Bureau of Information and Telecommunications and SD UJS provide the full appointment details
- Birth place: Rapid City, SD

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://ujs.sd.gov/ujs-news/governor-rhoden-appoints-cassidy-stalley-as-seventh-circuit-judge/)
- [Official roster](https://ujs.sd.gov/court-finder/seventh-judicial-circuit/circuit-contacts-seventh-judicial-circuit/)
- [Governor Rhoden Appoints Cassidy Stalley as Seventh Circuit Judge](https://ujs.sd.gov/ujs-news/governor-rhoden-appoints-cassidy-stalley-as-seventh-circuit-judge/)
- [Seventh Judicial Circuit Contacts](https://ujs.sd.gov/court-finder/seventh-judicial-circuit/circuit-contacts-seventh-judicial-circuit/)
- [Governor Rhoden Appoints Cassidy Stalley as Seventh Circuit Judge](https://ujs.sd.gov/ujs-news/governor-rhoden-appoints-cassidy-stalley-as-seventh-circuit-judge/)
- [Seventh Judicial Circuit Contacts](https://ujs.sd.gov/court-finder/seventh-judicial-circuit/circuit-contacts-seventh-judicial-circuit/)
- [Governor Rhoden Appoints Cassidy Stalley as Seventh Circuit Judge](https://ujs.sd.gov/ujs-news/governor-rhoden-appoints-cassidy-stalley-as-seventh-circuit-judge/)
- [Seventh Judicial Circuit Contacts](https://ujs.sd.gov/court-finder/seventh-judicial-circuit/circuit-contacts-seventh-judicial-circuit/)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [South Dakota Unified Judicial System: Circuit Court Media Coverage](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-044935a56b62369d8361ec08) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  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.