United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota

Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney for the
District of South Dakota

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Department overview
Department executive	Dennis R. Holmes (acting), United States Attorney
Website	www.justice.gov/usao-sd

The United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota is responsible for representing the federal government in the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota. By statute, the U.S. attorney is responsible for prosecuting both federal crimes and all serious crimes committed by adults in the District of South Dakota. Therefore, the U.S. attorney for the South Dakota serves as both the federal prosecutor (as in the other 92 U.S. attorneys' offices) and as the local district attorney. As of February 26, 2021^[update] the acting United States attorney is Dennis R. Holmes.