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Craig A. Pfeifle
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Craig A. Pfeifle is a judge on the Seventh Judicial Circuit in South Dakota. He was appointed by Governor Dennis Daugaard in October 2011.[1] He was re-elected in 2014 for a term that expires in 2022.[2]
Elections
2014
See also: South Dakota judicial elections, 2014
Pfeifle ran for re-election to the Seventh Judicial Circuit.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Education
Pfeifle earned his undergraduate degree from Augustana College and his J.D. from the University of South Dakota School of Law.[3]
Career
Following his admission to the bar, Pfeifle became a law clerk for South Dakota Supreme Court Justice Robert Morgan. Following that, Pfeifle entered into private practice at the firm Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun, where he worked from 1987 until his appointment to the Seventh Judicial Circuit.[1][3]
Awards and associations
Associations
- Member, Youth and Family Services
- Member, Court Appointed Special Advocate program
- Volunteer, Westhills Village Retirement Community
- Volunteer, Northern Plains Eye Foundation
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, South Dakota Bar Association
- Member, Pennington County Bar Association
- Member, South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association[3]
See also
- South Dakota Circuit Courts
- News: Governor Dennis Daugaard appoints two judges to the 7th Judicial Circuit
- South Dakota judicial elections, 2014
- South Dakota judicial elections
- Seventh Judicial Circuit
External links
- South Dakota Secretary of State, "Current candidates for primary election - 6/3/2014," updated May 6, 2014, accessed May 8, 2014pg. 63
- Office of Governor Daugaard, "Gov. Daugaard Appoints Mandel & Pfeifle As Judges in the Seventh Circuit," October 18, 2011
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 South Dakota Unified Judicial System, "Gov. Daugaard appoints Mandel & Pfeifle as judges in the Seventh Circuit," October 18, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "Current candidates for primary election - 6/3/2014," updated May 6, 2014, accessed May 8, 2014pg. 63
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Office of Governor Daugaard, "Press release"
Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of South Dakota • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of South Dakota
State courts:
South Dakota Supreme Court • South Dakota Circuit Courts • South Dakota Magistrate Courts
State resources:
Courts in South Dakota • South Dakota judicial elections • Judicial selection in South Dakota
