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)
- Howard G. Fuller, 1894–1908
- Charles S. Whiting, 1908–1922 (died in office)
- James H. McCoy, 1909–1921
- Ellison G. Smith, 1909–1923
- Samuel C. Polley, 1913–1947
- John Howard Gates, 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
- Frederick A. Warren, 1931–1944
- Herbert B. Rudolph, 1931–1957
- St. Clair Smith, 1937–1962
- Charles R. Hayes, 1947–1951
- Boyd Leedom, 1951–1955
- Charles S. Hanson, 1956–1973
- Alex Rentto, 1955–1971
- Chief justice Frank Biegelmeier, 1959–1974
- Fred J. Homeyer, 1962–1971
- Chief justice Roger L. Wollman, 1971
- James M. Doyle, 1971–1976 (died in office)
- Fred R. Winans, 1971–1976
- Chief justice Francis G. Dunn, 1973–1985
- Oren P. Coler, 1974–1977
- Robert E. Morgan, 1976–1991
- Laurence J. Zastrow, 1976–1978
- Donald James Porter, 1977–1979
- Chief justice Jon Fosheim, 1978–1986
- Frank Henderson, 1979–1994
- Chief justice George W. Wuest, 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.