--- title: "Margo D. Northrup | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/margo-d-northrup-sd-trial" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Margo D. Northrup 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 - 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 - U; n; i; v; e; r; s; i; t; y;; o; f; - S; o; u; t; h; - D; a; k; o; t; a;,; - B;. - E; n; g; l; i; s; h;; a; n; d;; s; o; c; i; o; l; o; g; y - S; c; h; o; o; l;; o; f; - L; a; w;,; - J;. - D - 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 ## 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 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/) - [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/) - [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/) - [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/Margo_D._Northrup) - [ujs.sd.gov](https://ujs.sd.gov/files/margo-d-northrup-judge-preferences-sixth-circuit/) - [ujs.sd.gov](https://ujs.sd.gov/sd-unified-judicial-system-directory/margo-d-northrup/) - [www.ballotready.org](https://www.ballotready.org/people/margo-northrup-9a4a8df1-ba61-4cb8-9665-fe1288b46f54) - [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/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/margo-d-northrup-sd-trial", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/margo-d-northrup-sd-trial", "name": "Margo D. 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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.