Judith Meierhenry
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Judith Meierhenry (January 20, 1944) is an associate justice and the first woman to serve on the South Dakota Supreme Court. Justice Meierhenry was appointed by Republican Governor Bill Janklow. Her term ends in 2010.
Legal background
Meierhenry attended the University of South Dakota, receiving her Bachelor of Science in 1966, her Master's degree in 1968, and her Juris Doctor in 1977.
Legal career
Justice Meierhenry lived in Vermillion, South Dakota and practiced law there. In 1979 South Dakota Governor Bill Janklow appointed her to serve in the State Economic Opportunity Office. In 1980 she became state Secretary of Labor, and in 1983 she became state Secretary of Education and Cultural Affairs. From 1985 through 1988, she served as senior manager and assistant general counsel for Citibank South Dakota in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Meierhenry was appointed judge of the Second Circuit Court on December 16, 1988 by Governor George S. Mickelson, and presiding judge of the Second Circuit Court in 1997. In November of 2002, Governor Janklow appointed her to the South Dakota Supreme Court.
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This biographical information was taken from wikipedia on 12/13/2007.
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