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# Marshall C. Lovrien

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 for the 5th Judicial Circuit Court of South Dakota, elected in 2022 and serving until at least December 31, 2030
- Circuit Judge, Fifth Judicial Circuit, elected 2022/entered office 2023
- Law clerk to U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann, 2008-2010
- He clerked for federal Judge Charles Kornmann during 2008–2010, then practiced at Bantz, Gosch & Cremer in Aberdeen
- Private practice, Bantz, Gosch & Cremer

### Education

- An Aberdeen native, he earned University of South Dakota degrees: business-administration BS with honors in 2003, MBA in 2008 and JD in 2008.

### Additional information

- Marshall C. Lovrien won election to South Dakota’s Fifth Judicial Circuit in 2022.
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- Community service included South Dakota Boys State speaking, the Aberdeen Public Schools Foundation board and a church finance committee.

## 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/fifth-judicial-circuit/circuit-contacts-fifth-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/)
- [ujs.sd.gov](https://ujs.sd.gov/sd-unified-judicial-system-directory/marshall-c-lovrien/)
- [www.lawyerdb.org](https://www.lawyerdb.org/lawyer/marshall-lovrien/)
- [www.ballotready.org](https://www.ballotready.org/people/marshall-c-lovrien)
- [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/)

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## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [South Dakota Unified Judicial System: Circuit Court Media Coverage](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-044935a56b62369d8361ec08) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  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.