--- title: "Joshua K. Hendrickson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joshua-k-hendrickson-sd-trial" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Joshua K. Hendrickson 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, Seventh Judicial Circuit Position D - appointed Feb 28 2019 by Gov Noem - He held a position as a Pennington County deputy state’s attorney from 2003 before judicial appointment - Court Reporter: Teresa Benson, assigned to Judge Hendrickson - Circuit Judge in the Seventh Judicial Circuit of South Dakota, serving on the South Dakota Circuit Court - Listed as a Circuit Judge for the Seventh Judicial Circuit, which covers parts of western South Dakota ### Education - A Kearney, Nebraska native and Kearney High School graduate, he earned an anthropology bachelor’s degree at the University of Nebraska and a University of South Dakota — J.D. ### Additional information - Deputy State's Attorney Pennington County Rapid City since 2003 15+ years felony victim crimes Victims Champion Award 2016 domestic violence - He obtained a Victims Champion Award in 2016 for domestic-violence case work. - handling serious felony and victim-based crimes. - Professional memberships included the state bar, National District Attorneys Association and South Dakota State’s Attorneys Association. - The SD UJS site also lists Judge Preferences for Hendrickson, which may indicate case type preferences or scheduling notes - U; n; i; v; e; r; s; i; t; y;; o; f; - N; e; b; r; a; s; k; a; - A; - A; n; t; h; r; o; p; o; l; o; g; y; - S; o; u; t; h; - D; a; k; o; t; a; - S; c; h; o; o; l;; o; f; - L; a; w; - J - He has coached Little League baseball. ## 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/seventh-judicial-circuit/circuit-contacts-seventh-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/news?id=news_kb_article_view&sys_id=6f42e18c1b9c69506e4aa97ae54bcb18) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://www.Ballotready.Org/people/joshua-k-hendrickson-3f72058c-8c79-4fb1-9391-cd799fd465a2) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://news.sd.gov/news?id=news_kb_article_view&sys_id=6f42e18c1b9c69506e4aa97ae54bcb18) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://www.Ballotready.Org/people/joshua-k-hendrickson-3f72058c-8c79-4fb1-9391-cd799fd465a2) - [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/news?id=news_kb_article_view&sys_id=6f42e18c1b9c69506e4aa97ae54bcb18) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://www.Ballotready.Org/people/joshua-k-hendrickson-3f72058c-8c79-4fb1-9391-cd799fd465a2) - [ujs.sd.gov](https://ujs.sd.gov/sd-unified-judicial-system-directory/joshua-k-hendrickson/) - [www.ballotready.org](https://www.ballotready.org/people/joshua-k-hendrickson-3f72058c-8c79-4fb1-9391-cd799fd465a2) - [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/news?id=news_kb_article_view&sys_id=6f42e18c1b9c69506e4aa97ae54bcb18) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://www.Ballotready.Org/people/joshua-k-hendrickson-3f72058c-8c79-4fb1-9391-cd799fd465a2) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joshua-k-hendrickson-sd-trial", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/joshua-k-hendrickson-sd-trial", "name": "Joshua K. 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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.