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Jeff W. Davis (South Dakota)
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Jeff W. Davis is a judge for the Seventh Judicial Circuit in South Dakota. He has held this seat since 1979. Davis was first appointed as presiding judge in 2006 and was reappointed by Chief Justice David Gilbertson on August 15, 2013.[1][2][3] He was re-elected to the circuit court in 2014 for a term that expires in 2022.[4]
Elections
2014
See also: South Dakota judicial elections, 2014
Davis 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
Davis received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Dakota in 1970 and his J.D. from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1973. Davis also attended the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 1966 and 1967.[5]
Career
- 1979-2022: Judge, Seventh Judicial Circuit
- 1976-1979: Magistrate judge, Seventh Judicial Circuit[5][3]
Awards and associations
- Member, State Bar of South Dakota
- Member, South Dakota Judges Association[5]
See also
- News: Heidi Linngren appointed to South Dakota 7th Judicial Circuit, November 8, 2011
- News: Governor Dennis Daugaard appoints two judges to the 7th Judicial Circuit, October 26, 2011
- South Dakota judicial elections
- Seventh Judicial Circuit
External links
- South Dakota Unified Judicial System, "Seventh Judicial Circuit in the Black Hills of South Dakota"
- South Dakota Secretary of State, "Current candidates for primary election - 6/3/2014," updated May 6, 2014, accessed May 8, 2014pg. 62
Footnotes
- ↑ South Dakota Unified Judicial System, "Seventh Circuit judges and staff"
- ↑ kdlt.com, "Chief justice reappoints SD presiding judges," August 15, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 sdsos.gov, "2006 general election official returns for circuit court," accessed August 21, 2013
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "Current candidates for primary election - 6/3/2014," updated May 6, 2014, accessed May 8, 2014pg. 62
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 sdsos.gov, "Chapter 5 2009 South Dakota legislative manual," accessed August 21, 2013pg. 27
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
