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# Matthew M. Brown

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 Seventh Judicial Circuit in South Dakota, serving in Position H until December 31, 2030
- Circuit Judge, Seventh Judicial Circuit Position H Rapid City - appointed Aug 5 2015 by Gov Daugaard new judgeship, previously magistrate 2014-2015
- Listed in the South Dakota Unified Judicial System directory as a Circuit Judge
- Earlier work included Black Hills Legal Services, the Pennington County State’s Attorney’s Office, and deputy state’s attorney and special assistant attorney general roles in Custer County

### Education

- Gustavus Adolphus College political-science BA in 1996 and University of South Dakota JD in 1999.

### Additional information

- Appointed to a newly created South Dakota Seventh Judicial Circuit judgeship on August 5, 2015, by Governor Dennis Daugaard.
- Magistrate 7th Circuit 2014-2015
- Special Asst AG
- Judge Brown presides over cases in the Seventh Judicial Circuit of South Dakota, which covers parts of the state including the Black Hills region.
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- He has participated in community organizations in the Custer area.

## 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=30c95d841b1c69506e4aa97ae54bcb52)
- [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://ujs.sd.gov/court-finder/seventh-judicial-circuit/circuit-contacts-seventh-judicial-circuit/)
- [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://news.sd.gov/news?id=news_kb_article_view&sys_id=30c95d841b1c69506e4aa97ae54bcb52)
- [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://ujs.sd.gov/court-finder/seventh-judicial-circuit/circuit-contacts-seventh-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/)
- [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://news.sd.gov/news?id=news_kb_article_view&sys_id=30c95d841b1c69506e4aa97ae54bcb52)
- [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://ujs.sd.gov/court-finder/seventh-judicial-circuit/circuit-contacts-seventh-judicial-circuit/)
- [ballotpedia.org](https://ballotpedia.org/Matt_Brown_%28South_Dakota%29)
- [ujs.sd.gov](https://ujs.sd.gov/sd-unified-judicial-system-directory/matthew-m-brown/)
- [www.ballotready.org](https://www.ballotready.org/people/matthew-m-brown)
- [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=30c95d841b1c69506e4aa97ae54bcb52)
- [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://ujs.sd.gov/court-finder/seventh-judicial-circuit/circuit-contacts-seventh-judicial-circuit/)

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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.