Admitted
1979, South Dakota; 1980, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 2002, U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Law School Graduation Year
College
Ventura Community College, Associate Degree, 1969 University of South Dakota (B.F.A., 1972; J.D., 19
Memberships
State Bar of South Dakota (Member, Committees on Continuing Legal Education, 1994—; Judicial Bar Liaison, 2001); South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association; Supreme Court Historical Society.
Biographical
Law Review, Moot Court Board, First Place Team, Midwest Regional of the National and Moot Court Competition. Law Clerk, 1979-1980. Chief Judge, Fred J. Nichol, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota. Assistant Director, Attorney General Advocacy Institute, Washington, D.C., 1992-1993. Assistant United States Attorney, District of South Dakota, 1980-1989. First Assistant, United States Attorney, District of South Dakota, 1989-1994. Supervisory, Assistant United States Attorney, District of Dakota, 1994-1999. United States Attorney, District of South Dakota, 1999-2001.