United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota

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U.S. Attorney for the
District of South Dakota
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  • Alison J. Ramsdell, United States Attorney
Website www.justice.gov/usao-sd

The United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota is responsible for representing the federal government in the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota. By statute, the U.S. attorney is responsible for prosecuting both federal crimes and all serious crimes committed by adults in the District of South Dakota. Therefore, the U.S. attorney for the South Dakota serves as both the federal prosecutor (as in the other 92 U.S. attorneys' offices) and as the local district attorney. As of April 22,2022 the United States attorney is Alison J. Ramsdell.

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List of U.S. attorneys for the District of South Dakota

No.U.S. AttorneyTerm of officeLaw schoolPresident
23 S. Wesley Clark 1921–1926Read law under Thomas Sterling Warren G. Harding
24 Olaf Eiden 1926–1934 University of Nebraska College of Law Calvin Coolidge
25 George Philip Jr. 1934–1947 University of Michigan Law School Franklin D. Roosevelt
26 Leo P. Flynn 1947–1953 University of South Dakota School of Law Harry S. Truman
27 Clinton G. Richards 1953–1961University of South Dakota School of Law Dwight D. Eisenhower
28 Harold C. Doyle 1961–1969University of South Dakota School of Law John F. Kennedy
29 William F. Clayton 1969–1977University of South Dakota School of Law Richard Nixon
30 David V. Vrooman 1977–1978University of South Dakota School of Law Jimmy Carter
31 Robert D. Hiaring 1978–1979University of South Dakota School of Law Jimmy Carter
32 Terry L. Pechota 1979–1981 University of Iowa College of Law Jimmy Carter
33 Jeffrey L. Viken 1981University of South Dakota School of Law Jimmy Carter
34 Philip N. Hogen 1981–1991University of South Dakota School of Law Ronald Reagan
35* Kevin Schieffer
(not confirmed by senate)
1991–1993 Georgetown Law Center George H. W. Bush
35 Ted McBride 1993University of South Dakota School of Law Bill Clinton
36 Karen Schreier 1993–1999 St. Louis University School of Law Bill Clinton
37 Ted McBride 1999–2001University of South Dakota School of Law Bill Clinton
38 James E. McMahon [1] 2002–2005University of South Dakota School of Law George W. Bush
38* Steven K. Mullins
(recess appointment) [2]
2006 University of Oklahoma School of Law George W. Bush
39 Marty Jackley 2006–2009University of South Dakota School of Law George W. Bush
40 Brendan Johnson 2009–2015 University of Virginia School of Law Barack Obama
41 Randy Seiler 2015–2017University of South Dakota School of Law Barack Obama
42 Ron A. Parsons Jr. 2018–2021University of South Dakota School of Law Donald Trump

See also

References

  1. Hayworth, Bret. "Top federal attorney in S. Dakota draws Siouxland roots". siouxcityjournal.com. Sioux City Journal.
  2. "Personnel Announcement". The White House. January 9, 2006.