Margo D. Northrup at a glance
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- Circuit Judge
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Margo D. Northrup
Circuit Judge · South Dakota Circuit Court
Biography
Professional career
- Appointed circuit judge for South Dakota’s Sixth Judicial Circuit, serving since September 9, 2019, and presiding over civil and criminal matters in multiple counties
- Private practice, Riter, Rogers, Wattier & Northrup, from 2004
Education
- University of South Dakota — J.D.
Additional information
- Appointed to South Dakota’s Sixth Judicial Circuit by Governor Kristi Noem on September 9, 2019, succeeding Patricia DeVaney
- Practiced at Riter, Rogers, Wattier & Northrup in Pierre from 2004 until judicial appointment in 2019
- Circuit Judge for the Sixth Judicial Circuit, which covers 14 counties in South Dakota, including Lyman, Potter, Sully, Hyde, and Hughes
- B.A. in English and Sociology
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- handling administrative law, telecommunications, business transactions, family law, criminal defense, and general civil matters Her legal experience includes work in the South Dakota Supreme Court, U.S. District Court for South Dakota, Eighth and Fifth Circuits, and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Court
- Northrup is a member of the State Bar of South Dakota and the American Bar Association, admitted in both state and federal district courts in South Dakota
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Electronic Devices And Media
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.
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 ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
South Dakota Unified Judicial System: Circuit Court Media Coverage
South Dakota Circuit Court; South Dakota 6th Judicial Circuit Court
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South Dakota Unified Judicial System official judicial roster
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