--- title: "Gary W. Schumacher | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-w-schumacher-sd-limited" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Gary W. Schumacher 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 - His prosecutorial experience includes serving as Kingsbury County deputy state’s attorney (1998–2008), Hamlin County state’s attorney (2012–2016), deputy state’s attorney (2016–present), and Kingsbury County state’s attorney (2021–present) - Additionally, he has held the role of Kingsbury County veteran services officer since 2012 - Magistrate Judge, Third Judicial Circuit Huron - appointed bench March 3 2025 replacing Howard elevation, Beadle & Codington counties Drug & DUI Court - Selected as a magistrate judge for the Third Judicial Circuit by the South Dakota Supreme Court, taking the bench on March 3, 2025 - Appointed magistrate judge for South Dakota’s Third Judicial Circuit in January 2025 to fill the vacancy following Abigail Howard’s promotion - Private practice Wilkinson & Wilkinson De Smet 1998-2025 - Public-service roles included Kingsbury County deputy state’s attorney during 1998–2008, Hamlin County state’s attorney during 2012–2016, later deputy state’s attorney work, Kingsbury County state’s attorney from 2021, and county veterans-services work from 2012 - He fills the vacancy created when Judge Abigail A. Howard was appointed as a circuit court judge - His role supports the administration of justice across multiple counties within the Third Judicial Circuit, ensuring local access to judicial services ### Education - University of South Dakota School of Law in — J.D. (1998) - South Dakota State University civil-engineering BS in 1987 and University of South Dakota JD in 1998. ### Additional information - Kingsbury State's Atty 2021-2025 - Deputy 2016-2025 - Veteran Services Officer 2012-2025 - Retired at the rank of colonel in 2017 - SD Army National Guard & Reserves 1982-2017 - Served in the South Dakota Army National Guard and the U.S. Army Reserves from 1982 to 2017, including deployments to Desert Shield/Desert Storm (1990–1991) and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan (2004–2005 and 2010–2011). - He served in the South Dakota Army National Guard and Army Reserves during 1982–2017, retiring as colonel. - Hamlin State's Atty 2012-2016 - Deployments included Desert Shield/Desert Storm during 1990–1991 and Afghanistan during 2004–2005 and 2010–2011. - Kingsbury Deputy State's Atty 1998-2008 - Practiced at Wilkinson & Wilkinson, later Wilkinson & Schumacher, from 1998. - L.L.C., from 1998 onward. - Colonel Desert Storm OEF - As a magistrate judge, Schumacher presides over cases in Beadle and Codington counties and oversees the Beadle County Drug & DUI Court. - As a magistrate judge, Schumacher handles a variety of cases, including criminal, civil, and specialized court programs such as Drug & DUI Court. - Practiced law at Wilkinson & Wilkinson, later Wilkinson & Schumacher Law Prof. - S; o; u; t; h; - D; a; k; o; t; a; - B - C; i; v; i; l; - E; n; g; i; n; e; e; r; i; n; g;; 1; 9; 8; 7; - T; r; a; i; n; i; n; g - U; n; i; v; e; r; s; i; t; y;; o; f; - S; c; h; o; o; l;; o; f; - J - D;; 1; 9; 9; 8 - His magistrate duties include Beadle and Codington counties and the Beadle County Drug and DUI Court. ## 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/third-judicial-circuit/circuit-contacts-third-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/) - [CE06-003 Service List](https://puc.sd.gov/dockets/Complaint/2006/CE06-003ServiceList.aspx) - [South Dakota Election Results - Kingsbury County](https://electionresults.sd.gov/ResultsSW.aspx?cty=42&eid=178&map=CTY&type=CTYALL) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](http://ujs.sd.gov/ujs-news/new-magistrate-judge-appointed-in-the-third-judicial-circuit) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://www.lawyerdb.org/lawyer/gary-schumacher/) - [CE06-003 Service List](https://puc.sd.gov/dockets/Complaint/2006/CE06-003ServiceList.aspx) - [South Dakota Election Results - Kingsbury County](https://electionresults.sd.gov/ResultsSW.aspx?cty=42&eid=178&map=CTY&type=CTYALL) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](http://ujs.sd.gov/ujs-news/new-magistrate-judge-appointed-in-the-third-judicial-circuit) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://www.lawyerdb.org/lawyer/gary-schumacher/) - [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/) - [CE06-003 Service List](https://puc.sd.gov/dockets/Complaint/2006/CE06-003ServiceList.aspx) - [South Dakota Election Results - Kingsbury County](https://electionresults.sd.gov/ResultsSW.aspx?cty=42&eid=178&map=CTY&type=CTYALL) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](http://ujs.sd.gov/ujs-news/new-magistrate-judge-appointed-in-the-third-judicial-circuit) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://www.lawyerdb.org/lawyer/gary-schumacher/) - [ujs.sd.gov](https://ujs.sd.gov/ujs-news/new-magistrate-judge-appointed-in-the-third-judicial-circuit/) - [ujs.sd.gov](https://ujs.sd.gov/sd-unified-judicial-system-directory/gary-w-schumacher/) - [www.keloland.com](https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/new-judge-appointed-in-the-3rd-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/) - [CE06-003 Service List](https://puc.sd.gov/dockets/Complaint/2006/CE06-003ServiceList.aspx) - [South Dakota Election Results - Kingsbury County](https://electionresults.sd.gov/ResultsSW.aspx?cty=42&eid=178&map=CTY&type=CTYALL) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](http://ujs.sd.gov/ujs-news/new-magistrate-judge-appointed-in-the-third-judicial-circuit) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://www.lawyerdb.org/lawyer/gary-schumacher/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-w-schumacher-sd-limited", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/gary-w-schumacher-sd-limited", "name": "Gary W. 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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.