The Western Division handled nearly 40% (194 of 496) of the South Dakota criminal cases filed in 2022, followed by the Southern Division with 133 (27%), Central with 118 (24%) and Northern with 53 ...

Biden nominated a state judge and an attorney at a Sioux Falls-based firm to fill two vacancies on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of South Dakota.

On Dec. 23, Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Holmes U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota for 120 days under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 546, according to the release.