William John Janklow was an American lawyer and politician and member of the Republican Party who holds the record for the longest tenure as Governor of South Dakota:sixteen years in office. Janklow had the third-longest gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history at 5,851 days.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is a United States federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States district courts:
The Supreme Court of Virginia is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It primarily hears direct appeals in civil cases from the trial-level city and county circuit courts,as well as the criminal law,family law and administrative law cases that are initially appealed to the Court of Appeals of Virginia. It is one of the oldest continuously active judicial bodies in the United States. It was known as the Supreme Court of Appeals until 1970,when it was renamed the Supreme Court of Virginia because it has original as well as appellate jurisdiction.
The South Dakota Supreme Court is the highest court in the state of South Dakota. It is composed of a chief justice and four associate justices appointed by the governor. One justice is selected from each of five geographic appointment districts. Justices face a nonpolitical retention election three years after appointment and every eight years after that. The justices also select their own chief justice.
Judith Meierhenry is a former Associate Justice and the first woman to serve on the South Dakota Supreme Court.
Steven Lee Zinter was an American lawyer who served as an associate justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court.
John K. Konenkamp is a retired justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court of Alabama is the highest court in the state of Alabama. The court consists of a Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. Each justice is elected in partisan elections for staggered six-year terms. The Supreme Court is housed in the Heflin-Torbert Judicial Building in downtown Montgomery,Alabama.
The structure of the Government of South Dakota is based on that of the federal government,with three branches of government:executive,legislative,and judicial. The structure of the state government is laid out in the Constitution of South Dakota,the highest law in the state. The constitution may be amended either by a majority vote of both houses of the legislature,or by voter initiative.
The University of South Dakota School of Law also known as University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law or USD Law in Vermillion,South Dakota,United States,is a professional school of the University of South Dakota and the only law school in the state of South Dakota. Established in 1901,by U.S. Ambassador Bartlett Tripp and U.S. Senator Thomas Sterling. The law school is home to approximately 168 students and has more than 3,000 alumni. With 168 J.D. candidates,it is currently the second-smallest law school and smallest public law school student population among the American Bar Association accredited law schools.
The Oregon Judicial Department (OJD) is the judicial branch of government of the state of Oregon in the United States. The chief executive of the branch is the Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Oregon’s judiciary consists primarily of four different courts:the Oregon Supreme Court,the Oregon Tax Court,the Oregon Court of Appeals,and the Oregon circuit courts. Additionally,the OJD includes the Council on Court Procedures,the Oregon State Bar,Commission on Judicial Fitness and Disability,and the Public Defense Services Commission. Employees of the court are the largest non-union group among state workers.
Lori S. Wilbur is a former Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court.
Glen A. Severson is a former justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court.
Janine M. Kern is an American attorney and jurist serving as an associate justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court.
Gregory J. Stoltenburg is an American lawyer,veteran,and current presiding judge of the Third Judicial Circuit in South Dakota.
Randolph John Seiler is an American attorney and veteran serving as the chair of the Democratic Party of South Dakota since 2019. He served as the 41st United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota from 2015 until his retirement in 2017. Seiler was previously the Deputy United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota.
Steven R. Jensen is the Chief Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court since 2021. He was appointed as an Associate Justice by Governor Dennis Daugaard in 2017. He became the 50th member of the court,succeeding Justice Lori S. Wilbur.
Mark E. Salter is an American attorney,veteran,and current Associate Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court,appointed by Governor Dennis Daugaard in 2018. He became the 51st member of the court.
Scott Palmer Myren is an Associate Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court.
