--- title: "Jon C. Sogn | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jon-c-sogn-sd-trial" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Jon C. Sogn 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 Aug 2015 by Gov Daugaard new seat Legislature - Attorney Lynn Jackson Shultz & Lebrun Sioux Falls 1986-2015 employment discrimination commercial personal injury - Circuit Judge in the Second Judicial Circuit of South Dakota, which covers Lincoln, Minnehaha, and other counties in the Sioux Falls area ### Education - University of South Dakota JD in 1986, with South Dakota bar admission and certified-public-accountant credentials reported in 1986 - A Canton native, he earned an Augustana College BA in 1983 ### Additional information - Appointed to South Dakota’s Second Judicial Circuit on August 18, 2015, by Governor Dennis Daugaard - Bar Commissioner 2005-2008 - Additional professional work included editing the South Dakota Employment Law Newsletter, Chambers USA recognition in 2005 and membership in the Thomas Sterling Honor Society - SD Trial Lawyers President 2000-2001 - His teaching included trial techniques as a University of South Dakota adjunct, held the role of president of the State Bar’s Young Lawyers Section during 1994–1995, and worked on the Civil Pattern Jury Instruction Committee during 1991–1997 and the South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association board during 1995–1997 - Articles included FmHA Credit Legislation: A Step in the Right Direction (1985) and In re Krisle: Civil Contempt Power of the Bankruptcy Court (1986) - Adjunct lecturer USD Law trial techniques - Editor SD Employment Law Letter - CPA inactive - Before appointment he practiced with Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, with a focus on civil litigation and employment law - C; o; l; l; e; g; e; - A; - B; u; s; i; n; e; s; s; - A; d; m; i; n;; &; - A; c; c; o; u; n; t; i; n; g;; w; i; t; h;; h; o; n; o; r; s;; 1; 9; 8; 3;; n; a; t; i; v; e; - U; n; i; v; e; r; s; i; t; y;; o; f; - D; a; k; o; t; a; - S; c; h; o; o; l;; o; f; - L; a; w; - J - D;; w; i; t; h;; h; o; n; o; r; s;; 1; 9; 8; 6 ## 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/) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://news.sd.gov/ (Sogn appointment)) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://www.BallotReady.org/people/jon-sogn) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://news.sd.gov/ (Sogn appointment)) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://www.BallotReady.org/people/jon-sogn) - [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://news.sd.gov/ (Sogn appointment)) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://www.BallotReady.org/people/jon-sogn) - [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/Jon_Sogn) - [ujs.sd.gov](https://ujs.sd.gov/sd-unified-judicial-system-directory/jon-c-sogn/) - [prabook.com](https://prabook.com/web/jon_c.sogn/2630247) - [www.leaders-in-law.com](https://www.leaders-in-law.com/lawyers/jon-c-sogn/) - [www.ballotready.org](https://www.ballotready.org/people/jon-c-sogn) - [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://news.sd.gov/ (Sogn appointment)) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://www.BallotReady.org/people/jon-sogn) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jon-c-sogn-sd-trial", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jon-c-sogn-sd-trial", "name": "Jon C. 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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.