Active Appellate judge
Supreme Court of South Dakota
South Dakota
Overview
Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.
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.
Statewide and courtwide guidance is labeled by scope and is not evidence of a personal preference. Division, judge-specific, or case-specific orders may control.
Presentation rules
South Dakota Supreme Court courtroom protocol instructs visitors not to bring cameras or recording equipment into the courtroom.
Do not bring food, drinks, cameras or recording equipment into the courtroom.
The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.
Courtroom technology
Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.
Published opinion footprint
This does not mean the judge has no published opinions or no caseload. KYJ will only show opinion counts after transparent, source-linked CourtListener matching is available.
Sources
Identity source · HTML · retrieved July 27, 2026
https://ujs.sd.gov/sd-unified-judicial-system-directory/steven-r-jensen/Courtwide · HTML · retrieved July 27, 2026
https://ujs.sd.gov/supreme-court/courtroom-protocol/Change history
Identity imported from South Dakota Unified Judicial System. 1 presentation-related claim migrated with source provenance.