List of justices of the South Dakota Supreme Court
Following is a list of past and present justices of the South Dakota Supreme Court, including justices of the Dakota Territorial Supreme Court.
Current justices[]
The current justices of the South Dakota Supreme Court are as follow:[1]
Title | Name | Appointment | Current term ends | Law school | Appointed by | Bar admission |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chief Justice | Steven R. Jensen | 2021 | 2028 | University of South Dakota | Dennis Daugaard | South Dakota bar exam, 1988 |
Associate Justice | Janine M. Kern | 2014 | 2027 | University of Minnesota | Dennis Daugaard | South Dakota bar exam, 1985 |
Associate Justice | Mark Salter | 2018 | 2023 | University of South Dakota | Dennis Daugaard | South Dakota bar exam, 1993 |
Associate Justice | Patricia DeVaney | 2019 | 2023 | University of Virginia | Kristi Noem | South Dakota bar exam, 1993 |
Associate Justice | Scott P. Myren | 2021 | 2028 | Rutgers Law | Kristi Noem | South Dakota bar exam, 1990 |
Past justices[]
Dakota Territorial Supreme Court[]
South Dakota Supreme Court[]
- Dighton Corson, 1889–1913
- Alphonso G. Kellam, 1889–1896
- John E. Bennett, 1889–1893 (died in office)
- , 1894–1908
- Charles S. Whiting, 1908–1922 (died in office)
- , 1909–1921
- Ellison G. Smith, 1909–1923
- , 1913–1947
- , 1913–1927
- Frank Anderson, 1921–1925
- Carl G. Sherwood, 1922–1931
- Charles Hall Dillon, 1923–1927
- Dwight Campbell, 1925–1937
- Newton D. Burch, 1926–1931
- James Brown, 1927
- , 1931–1944
- , 1931–1957
- St. Clair Smith, 1937–1962
- Charles R. Hayes, 1947–1951
- Boyd Leedom, 1951–1955
- , 1956–1973
- Alex Rentto, 1955–1971
- Chief justice , 1959–1974
- , 1962–1971
- Chief justice Roger L. Wollman, 1971
- , 1971–1976 (died in office)
- , 1971–1976
- Chief justice Francis G. Dunn, 1973–1985
- , 1974–1977
- , 1976–1991
- Laurence J. Zastrow, 1976–1978
- Donald James Porter, 1977–1979
- Chief justice , 1978–1986
- Frank Henderson, 1979–1994
- Chief justice , 1984–1995
- Richard W. Sabers, 1986–2008
- Chief justice Robert A. Miller, 1986–2001
- John K. Konenkamp, 1994–20??
- Steven L. Zinter, 2002–2018
- Judith Meierhenry, 2002–2011
- David Gilbertson, 1995–2021, Chief 2001–2021
References[]
- ^ "Supreme Court Home". The South Dakota Supreme Court. South Dakota Unified Judicial System. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
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