--- title: "M. Bridget Mayer | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/m-bridget-mayer-sd-trial" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # M. Bridget Mayer 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, Sixth Judicial Circuit Pierre - appointed March 26 2019 by Gov Noem replacing John Brown effective May 1 2019 - Asst Attorney General & Supervising Attorney SD AG ~30 years general criminal, led Statewide Drug Prosecution Unit, Appellate Division Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, instructor law enforcement training academy Pierre - She also held the role of State Bar Commissioner for the 6th Judicial Circuit - She also held the role of Sixth Circuit state bar commissioner ### Education ### Additional information - Appointed to South Dakota’s Sixth Judicial Circuit on March 26, 2019, by Governor Kristi Noem, succeeding John Brown. - She has volunteered with Junior Achievement and coached girls’ middle school basketball - Before appointment she spent thirty years as an assistant attorney general, supervising general criminal litigation, leading the Statewide Drug Prosecution Unit, and working in the Appellate Division and Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. - J; e; f; f; e; r; s; o; n; - A; u; g; u; s; t; a; n; a; - C; o; l; l; e; g; e;;; - U; n; i; v; e; r; s; i; t; y;; o; f; - S; o; u; t; h; - D; a; k; o; t; a; - S; c; h; o; o; l;; o; f; - L; a; w; ## 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/sixth-judicial-circuit/court-contacts-sixth-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/) - [Statewide Honor Wall](https://chimes-magnolia-8jcl.squarespace.com/statewide-honor-wall) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://www.aberdeennews.com/story/news/local/2019/03/26/bridget-mayer-appointed-6th-circuit-judge) - [Statewide Honor Wall](https://chimes-magnolia-8jcl.squarespace.com/statewide-honor-wall) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://www.aberdeennews.com/story/news/local/2019/03/26/bridget-mayer-appointed-6th-circuit-judge) - [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/) - [Statewide Honor Wall](https://chimes-magnolia-8jcl.squarespace.com/statewide-honor-wall) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://www.aberdeennews.com/story/news/local/2019/03/26/bridget-mayer-appointed-6th-circuit-judge) - [ujs.sd.gov](https://ujs.sd.gov/sd-unified-judicial-system-directory/m-bridget-mayer/) - [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/M._Bridget_Mayer) - [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/) - [Statewide Honor Wall](https://chimes-magnolia-8jcl.squarespace.com/statewide-honor-wall) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://www.aberdeennews.com/story/news/local/2019/03/26/bridget-mayer-appointed-6th-circuit-judge) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/m-bridget-mayer-sd-trial", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/m-bridget-mayer-sd-trial", "name": "M. 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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.