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Jack R. Von Wald
Jack R. Von Wald was a judge for the Fifth Judicial Circuit in South Dakota.[1] He was appointed to this position in 1994.[2] Von Wald was re-appointed presiding judge for the remainder of his term by Chief Justice David Gilbertson on August 15, 2013. Von Wald served as presiding judge from 2003 until his retirement on January 8, 2014.[3]
Education
Von Wald received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Dakota in 1965 and his J.D. from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1967.[4]
Career
- 1994-2014: Judge, Fifth Judicial Circuit
- 1968-1994: Attorney in private practice
- 1967-1968: Assistant attorney general[4]
Awards and associations
- 2011: Recipient, Fred J. Nichol Award for Outstanding Jurist by the South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association[5]
- 2006-2007: President, South Dakota Judges' Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, State Bar of South Dakota
- Member, South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, American Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, American Judicature Society
- Member, Brown County Bar Association
- Member, Glacial Lakes Bar Association[4]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ South Dakota Unified Judicial System, "Fifth Circuit judges," accessed May 17, 2014
- ↑ aberdeennews.com, "Longtime judge to retire," August 14, 2013
- ↑ kdlt.com, "Chief Justice Reappoints SD Presiding Judges," August 15, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 sdsos.gov, "Chapter 5 2009 South Dakota Legislative Manual Judicial Branch," accessed August 20, 2013
- ↑ aberdeennews.com, "Aberdeen judge named outstanding jurist for S.D.," June 5, 2011
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
