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David Gilbertson
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| David Gilbertson | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| South Dakota Supreme Court | |
| Title: | Chief Justice |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Bill Janklow |
| Active: | 1995 - present |
| Past post: | South Dakota Fifth Judicial Circuit |
| Past term: | 1986 - 1995 |
| Past position: | Judge |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | October 29, 1949 |
| Bachelors: | South Dakota State University, 1972 |
| Law School: | University of South Dakota School of Law, 1975 |
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David E. Gilbertson is Chief Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court. Republican Governor Bill Janklow appointed him to this court on April 3, 1995. He represents the state's 5th Supreme Court district. His term ends in 2014.
Gilbertson was first elected by his peers on the court to a four-year term as its Chief Justice in 2001. He was then re-elected in 2005 and then again for a third term in June 2009.[1]
Education
Gilbertson received his Bachelor's Degree from South Dakota State University in 1972 and his J.D. from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1975.[2]
Career
Gilbertson established a private practice in Sisseton, South Dakota and simultaneously served as Roberts County Deputy State's Attorney and City Attorney for Sisseton. In 1986, then-Governor Bill Janklow, a Republican, appointed Janklow circuit judge of the South Dakota Fifth Judicial Circuit. Gilbertson joined the South Dakota Supreme Court in 1995. When then-Chief Justice Robert A. Miller retired in 2001, Gilbertson was elected to take his place. [1]
Awards and Associations
- 2006 Distinguished Service Award, National Center for State Courts
- 2005-07 Member, Board of Directors of the National Conference of Chief Justices
- Past President, South Dakota Judges Association
- Member, Conference of Chief Justices
- Member, Judicial-Bar Liaison Committee, State Bar Association
- Court Counselor, South Dakota Boys State [1]
Elections
Gilbertson was retained by the state's voters in 1998 and 2006. [3] [4]
See also
External links
- Dakota Unified Judicial System, Supreme Court
- Project Vote Smart, Chief Justice David E. Gilbertson (SD)
- Chief Justice Gilbertson's 2011 Chief of Judiciary address
References
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| Current |
John Konenkamp • David Gilbertson • Steven Zinter • Glen A. Severson • Lori Wilbur • | ||
| Former | Richard Sabers • Judith Meierhenry • Roger Wollman • | ||
