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 graduated from Appointed by
Chief Justice David Gilbertson 1995 2022 University of South Dakota School of Law William J. Janklow
Associate Justice Steven L. Zinter 2002 2022 University of South Dakota School of Law William J. Janklow
Associate Justice Glen A. Severson 2009 2020 University of South Dakota School of Law M. Michael Rounds
Associate Justice Lori S. Wilbur 2011 2022 University of South Dakota School of Law Dennis Daugaard
Associate Justice Janine M. Kern 2014 2018 University of Minnesota Law School Dennis Daugaard

Past Justices

Dakota Territorial Supreme Court

Members of the Dakota Territorial Supreme Court were appointed by the President of the United States.[2]

Title Name Term begin Term end Appointed by
Chief Justice Philemon Bliss 1861 1864 Abraham Lincoln
Associate Justice George P. Williston 1861 1865 Abraham Lincoln
Associate Justice Joseph L. Williams 1861 1865 Abraham Lincoln
Chief Justice Ara Bartlett 1864 1869 Abraham Lincoln
Associate Justice William E. Gleason 1865 1867
Associate Justice Jefferson P. Kidder 1865 1875
Associate Justice John W. Boyle 1867 1869 Andrew Johnson
Associate Justice Wilmot Brookings 1869 1873
Chief Justice George W. French 1869 1873
Associate Justice Alanson H. Barnes 1873 1881 Ulysses S. Grant
Chief Justice Peter C. Shannon 1873 1882 Ulysses S. Grant
Associate Justice Granville G. Bennett 1875 1878 Ulysses S. Grant
Associate Justice Gideon C. Moody 1878 1883 Rutherford B. Hayes
Associate Justice Jefferson P. Kidder 1879 1883 Rutherford B. Hayes
Associate Justice Sanford A. Hudson 1881 1885
Chief Justice Alonzo J. Edgerton 1882 1886 Chester A. Arthur
Associate Justice William E. Church 1883 1886 Chester A. Arthur
Associate Justice Cornelius S. Palmer 1883 1888 Chester A. Arthur
Associate Justice William H. Francis 1884 1888 Chester A. Arthur
Associate Justice Seward Smith 1884 1885 Chester A. Arthur
Associate Justice Louis K. Church 1885 1887 Grover Cleveland
Associate Justice William B. McConnell 1885 1889 Grover Cleveland
Chief Justice Bartlett Tripp 1886 1889 Grover Cleveland
Associate Justice Charles M. Thomas 1887 1889 Grover Cleveland
Associate Justice James Spencer 1887 1889 Grover Cleveland
Associate Justice John E. Carland 1888 1889 Grover Cleveland
Associate Justice Roderick Rose 1888 1889 Grover Cleveland
Associate Justice Charles F. Templeton 1888 1889 Grover Cleveland
Associate Justice Louis W. Crofoot 1888 1889 Grover Cleveland
Associate Justice Frank R. Aitkens 1889 1889 Benjamin Harrison

South Dakota Supreme Court

References

  1. ↑ "Supreme Court Home". The South Dakota Supreme Court. South Dakota Unified Judicial System. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ "SD Supreme Court Photographic History". South Dakota Supreme Court. South Dakota Unified Judicial System. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
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