United States District Court for the District of South Dakota

United States District Court for the District of South Dakota
(D.S.D.)
Appeals to: Eighth Circuit
Established: February 22, 1889
Judges assigned: 3
Chief Judge: Jeffrey L. Viken
http://www.sdd.uscourts.gov/

The United States District Court for the District of South Dakota (in case citations, D.S.D.) is the United States District Court or the Federal district court, whose jurisdiction for issues pertaining to federal law or diversity for the state of South Dakota. The court is based in Sioux Falls with other courthouses in Rapid City, Pierre, and Aberdeen. The district was created in 1889, when the Dakota Territory was divided into North and South Dakota.

Appeals from the District of South Dakota are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit).

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of South Dakota, represents the United States in civil and criminal litigation in the court. The current United States Attorney is Randy Seiler.

Current judges

# Title Judge Duty station Born Term of service Appointed by
Active Chief Senior
15 Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken Rapid City 1952 2009–present 2013–present — Obama
14 District Judge Karen Schreier Sioux Falls 1956 1999–present 2006–2013 — Clinton
16 District Judge Roberto Lange Pierre 1963 2009–present — — Obama
10 Senior Judge John Bailey Jones Sioux Falls 1927 1981–1995 1991–1994 1995–present Reagan
11 Senior Judge Richard Howard Battey Rapid City 1929 1985–1999 1994–1998 1999–present Reagan
12 Senior Judge Lawrence L. Piersol Sioux Falls 1940 1993–2009 1999–2005 2009–present Clinton
13 Senior Judge Charles B. Kornmann Aberdeen 1937 1995–2008 — 2008–present Clinton

Former judges

# Judge State Born–died Active service Chief Judge Senior status Appointed by Reason for
termination
1 Edgerton, Alonzo J.Alonzo J. Edgerton SD 1827–1896 1889–1896 — — Harrison, B.B. Harrison death
2 Carland, John EmmettJohn Emmett Carland SD 1853–1922 1896–1911 — — Cleveland, Cleveland reappointment
3 Elliott, James DouglasJames Douglas Elliott SD 1859–1933 1911–1933 — — Taft, Taft death
4 Wyman, Alfred LeeAlfred Lee Wyman SD 1874–1953 1929–1953 — — Hoover Hoover death
5 Mickelson, George TheodoreGeorge Theodore Mickelson SD 1903–1965 1953–1965 1954–1965 — Eisenhower, Eisenhower death
6 Beck, Axel JohnAxel John Beck SD 1894–1981 1958–1969 1965–1966 1969–1981 Eisenhower, Eisenhower death
7 Nichol, Fred JosephFred Joseph Nichol SD 1912–1996 1965–1980 1966–1980 1980–1996 Johnson, L.L. Johnson death
8 Bogue, Andrew WendellAndrew Wendell Bogue SD 1919–2009 1970–1985 1980–1985 1985–2009 Nixon, Nixon death
9 Porter, Donald JamesDonald James Porter SD 1921–2003 1979–1992 1985–1991 1992–2003 Carter, Carter death

Succession of seats

Seat 1
Seat established on November 2, 1889 by 25 Stat. 676
Edgerton 1890–1896
Carland 1896–1911
Elliott 1911–1933
Seat abolished on January 30, 1933 (temporary judgeship expired)
Seat 2
Seat established on February 26, 1929 by 45 Stat. 1317 (temporary)
Seat became permanent upon the abolition of Seat 1 on January 30, 1933
Wyman 1929–1953
Seat abolished on December 15, 1953 (temporary judgeship expired)
Seat 3
Seat established in 1953 pursuant to 65 Stat. 724 (temporary)
Seat became permanent upon the abolition of Seat 2 on December 15, 1953
Mickelson 1954–1965
Nichol 1965–1980
Jones 1981–1995
Kornmann 1995–2008
Lange 2009–present
Seat 4
Seat established on February 10, 1954 by 68 Stat. 8 (temporary)
Seat expired never having been filled
Seat reestablished and made permanent on September 7, 1957 by 71 Stat. 631
Beck 1958–1969
Bogue 1970–1985
Battey 1985–1999
Schreier 1999–present

Seat 5
Seat established on October 20, 1978 by 92 Stat. 1629
Porter 1979–1992
Piersol 1993–2009
Viken 2009–present

See also

Notes

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