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# Rachel R. Rasmussen

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, Second Judicial Circuit Position L Sioux Falls - appointed 2019 by Gov Noem Minnehaha Lincoln term to Dec 31 2030
- Appointed a Second Circuit judge by Governor Kristi Noem in 2019 after serving as a circuit magistrate from 2018.
- Practiced at Peterson, Stuart, Rumpca & Rasmussen from 2011 to 2018 and held the role of Lincoln County deputy state’s attorney from 2007 to 2010

### Education

- Political science bachelor’s degree at the University of South Dakota
- University of Minnesota — J.D.

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- She was raised in Canton and participates in community and church activities.

## 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/second-judicial-circuit/circuit-contacts-second-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/)
- [South Dakota Legislative Manual 2023](https://sdsos.gov/general-information/assets/bluebook-docs/2023BlueBook.pdf)
- [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://news.sd.gov/news?id=news_kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0035489)
- [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](http://ujs.sd.gov/court-finder/second-judicial-circuit/circuit-contacts-second-judicial-circuit/)
- [South Dakota Legislative Manual 2023](https://sdsos.gov/general-information/assets/bluebook-docs/2023BlueBook.pdf)
- [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://news.sd.gov/news?id=news_kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0035489)
- [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](http://ujs.sd.gov/court-finder/second-judicial-circuit/circuit-contacts-second-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 Legislative Manual 2023](https://sdsos.gov/general-information/assets/bluebook-docs/2023BlueBook.pdf)
- [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://news.sd.gov/news?id=news_kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0035489)
- [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](http://ujs.sd.gov/court-finder/second-judicial-circuit/circuit-contacts-second-judicial-circuit/)
- [news.sd.gov](https://news.sd.gov/news?id=news_kb_article_view&sys_id=347325c01bdc69506e4aa97ae54bcb69)
- [ujs.sd.gov](https://ujs.sd.gov/sd-unified-judicial-system-directory/rachel-r-rasmussen/)
- [www.ballotready.org](https://www.ballotready.org/people/rachel-r-rasmussen)
- [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 Legislative Manual 2023](https://sdsos.gov/general-information/assets/bluebook-docs/2023BlueBook.pdf)
- [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://news.sd.gov/news?id=news_kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0035489)
- [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](http://ujs.sd.gov/court-finder/second-judicial-circuit/circuit-contacts-second-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.