--- title: "Jonathan Leddige | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jonathan-leddige-sd-limited" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Jonathan Leddige 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 - Magistrate Judge for the Second Judicial Circuit of South Dakota, serving Lincoln and Minnehaha counties, appointed by the South Dakota Supreme Court in 2023 - Appointed magistrate judge in South Dakota’s Second Judicial Circuit in 2023, to a newly created seat covering Lincoln and Minnehaha counties - Adjunct professor, University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law, from 2022 - Minnehaha County Public Defender's Office, approximately nine years - Hennepin County Public Defender's Office - Immigration law practice ### Education - University of North Dakota political-science bachelor’s degree in 2008 and JD with distinction in 2011. ### Additional information - A native of Reynolds, North Dakota, Leddige has lived in Sioux Falls, SD, since 2011 - Began his judicial tenure on July 10, 2023, with a formal swearing‐in ceremony at the Minnehaha County Courthouse in Sioux Falls SD Judicial System. - Appointed by the South Dakota Supreme Court on June 15, 2023, to fill a newly created seat in the Second Judicial Circuit, which covers Lincoln and Minnehaha counties. - Early work included immigration law at the Multi-Cultural Center of Sioux Falls and intelligence analysis for the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation from 2012. - A Reynolds, North Dakota native, he moved to Sioux Falls in 2011. - U; n; i; v; e; r; s; i; t; y;; o; f; - N; o; r; t; h; - D; a; k; o; t; a;,;; p; o; l; i; t; i; c; a; l;; s; c; i; e; n; c; e;; d; e; g; r; e; e - S; c; h; o; o; l;; o; f; - L; a; w;,; - J;. - D;.;; w; i; t; h;; d; i; s; t; i; n; c; t; i; o; n;,;; 2; 0; 1; 1 - His teaching included criminal defense as a University of South Dakota law-school adjunct. ## 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/) - [New Magistrate Judge Appointed in Second Judicial Circuit](https://ujs.sd.gov/ujs-news/new-magistrate-judge-appointed-in-second-judicial-circuit/) - [New Magistrate Judge Appointed in Second Judicial Circuit](https://ujs.sd.gov/ujs-news/new-magistrate-judge-appointed-in-second-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/) - [New Magistrate Judge Appointed in Second Judicial Circuit](https://ujs.sd.gov/ujs-news/new-magistrate-judge-appointed-in-second-judicial-circuit/) - [ujs.sd.gov](https://ujs.sd.gov/sd-unified-judicial-system-directory/jonathan-leddige/) - [blogs.und.edu](https://blogs.und.edu/ndlaw/2023/06/jonathan-leddige-11-named-new-magistrate-judge-for-minnehaha-and-lincoln-counties/) - [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/) - [New Magistrate Judge Appointed in Second Judicial Circuit](https://ujs.sd.gov/ujs-news/new-magistrate-judge-appointed-in-second-judicial-circuit/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jonathan-leddige-sd-limited", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jonathan-leddige-sd-limited", "name": "Jonathan Leddige | KnowJudges", "description": "Jonathan Leddige, South Dakota Magistrate Court. 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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.