--- title: "Tara L. Adamski | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tara-l-adamski-sd-limited" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Tara L. Adamski South Dakota Magistrate Court · Magistrate Judge ## Profile - Court: South Dakota Magistrate Court - State: South Dakota - Role: Magistrate Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-10-02 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Magistrate Judge, Sixth Judicial Circuit Fort Pierre PO Box 758 - approved Nov 4 2024 Supreme Court bench late Dec 2024 - Appellate counsel SD Supreme Court 2018 SD 39 ### Education - University of South Dakota — J.D. (1996) ### Additional information - The South Dakota Supreme Court appointed her a Sixth Circuit magistrate in November 2019, with chambers in Fort Pierre. - Sole Practitioner Adamski Law Office Pierre criminal defense family general personal injury Top Attorneys North America 2017 - Court-appointed indigent defense Hughes County - She opened her own Pierre practice after law school and represented state and federal clients for over twenty years. - She held the role of Lower Brule Sioux Tribe general counsel for a decade. - N; o; r; t; h; e; r; n; - C; o; l; l; e; g; e; - B - A;; 1; 9; 9; 3 - U; n; i; v; e; r; s; i; t; y;; o; f; - S; o; u; t; h; - D; a; k; o; t; a; - J - D;; 1; 9; 9; 6;; a; d; m; i; t; t; e; d;; 1; 9; 9; 6 - Tara L. Adamski grew up in Pierre, graduated from Riggs High School ## 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/) - [Biography source supplied in SD-Judges.csv](https://ujs.sd.gov/sd-unified-judicial-system-directory/tara-l-adamski/) - [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://ujs.sd.gov/sd-unified-judicial-system-directory/tara-l-adamski/) - [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://ujs.sd.gov/sd-unified-judicial-system-directory/tara-l-adamski/) - [drgnews.com](https://drgnews.com/2019/11/04/adamski-appointed-6th-circuit-magistrate-judge/) - [ujs.sd.gov](https://ujs.sd.gov/ujs-news/public-notice-reappointment-of-incumbent-magistrate-judge-tara-adamski/) - [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://ujs.sd.gov/sd-unified-judicial-system-directory/tara-l-adamski/) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tara-l-adamski-sd-limited", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/tara-l-adamski-sd-limited", "name": "Tara L. 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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.