Donald Porter
Donald James Porter (1921-2003) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.
Porter was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on March 15, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 10, 1979, and received commission the next day. From 1985-1991, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on March 16, 1992. He served the District of South Dakota until his death on February 17, 2003.[1] Porter was succeeded in this position by Lawrence Piersol.
Early life and education
- University of South Dakota, B.S., 1942
- University of South Dakota School of Law, LL.B., 1943[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Army, 1943-1946
- Staff attorney, Office of Temporary Controls, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 1946
- Staff attorney, Office of Temporary Controls, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1947
- Private practice, Chamberlain, South Dakota, 1947-1959
- State's attorney, Brule County, South Dakota, 1948-1952
- South Dakota state representative, 1955-1957
- State's attorney, Brule County, South Dakota, 1957-1959
- Private practice, Pierre, South Dakota, 1959-1977
- Associate justice, South Dakota Supreme Court, 1977-1979[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of South Dakota
Porter was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on March 15, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 10, 1979, and received commission the next day. From 1985-1991, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on March 16, 1992. He served the District of South Dakota until his death on February 17, 2003.[1] Porter was succeeded in this position by Lawrence Piersol.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Donald Porter's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
District of South Dakota 1979–1992 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Lawrence Piersol
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges |
Karen Schreier • Charles Kornmann • Lawrence Piersol • Jeffrey Viken • | ||
| Magistrate judges | William D. Gerdes • Veronica Duffy • Mark Moreno • Daneta Wollmann • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Andrew Bogue • John B. Jones • Donald Porter • John Emmett Carland • Alonzo Jay Edgerton • James Douglas Elliott • Alfred Lee Wyman • John Beck • George Mickelson • Fred Nichol • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Karen Schreier • Lawrence Piersol • Richard Battey • Andrew Bogue • John B. Jones • Donald Porter • John Beck • George Mickelson • Fred Nichol • Jeffrey Viken • | ||
