Scott A. Roetzel at a glance
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Scott A. Roetzel
Circuit Judge · South Dakota Circuit Court
Biography
Professional career
- Appointed a Seventh Circuit judge on April 17, 2024, and sworn in on July 9, 2024
- Circuit judge for South Dakota’s 7th Judicial Circuit, appointed by Governor Kristi Noem in April 2024, with a career spanning public prosecution, private practice, and federal legal work
- His career also included medical-malpractice and insurance-defense work at Johnson Eiesland, Assistant US Attorney service on federal tort claims, senior litigation counsel for Pennington County, and Assistant Attorney General supervising the Rapid City office from 2017 to 2024
- He held the role of Pennington County deputy state’s attorney from 1992 to 1996 and chief deputy in 1996
- South Dakota Attorney General's Office, Assistant Attorney General
- Pennington County State's Attorney's Office, prosecutor
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of South Dakota
Education
- University of South Dakota — B.A. (1989)
Additional information
- He received South Dakota Prosecutor of the Year recognition in 2014.
- JD in 1992, with law-school internships at Johnson Johnson Colbath & Huffman and Gunderson Palmer Goodsell & Nelson
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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 7th Judicial Circuit Court
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-07-27Sources
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Biography sources checked October 2, 2026.
South Dakota Unified Judicial System Directory
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Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View South Dakota Unified Judicial System: Circuit Court Media Coverage ↗Gov. Noem Appoints Roetzel & Kelderman to 7th Judicial Circuit Court
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Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View South Dakota Unified Judicial System official judicial roster ↗South Dakota Unified Judicial System: Circuit Court Media Coverage
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View South Dakota Unified Judicial System: Circuit Court Media Coverage ↗Gov. Noem Appoints Roetzel & Kelderman to 7th Judicial Circuit Court
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