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Jon Erickson

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Jon R. Erickson was a judge for the Third Judicial Circuit in South Dakota. He has served as a judge on the court since 1988.[1] Erickson's judicial chambers are located in Huron, South Dakota, which is in Beadle County.[2] Erickson was re-elected in 2014 for a term that would have expired in 2022.[3] He retired in June 2018.[4]
Elections
2014
See also: South Dakota judicial elections, 2014
Erickson ran for re-election to the Third Judicial Circuit.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Education
Erickson received both his undergraduate degree and J.D. from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota.[1]
Career
Before he became a judge, Erickson served as a deputy state's attorney for Brule County, an assistant attorney general for South Dakota, an assistant U.S. attorney, and practiced law with the firm of Chamberlain at Andera, Margadant and Erickson.[1]
Awards and associations
- 1996-1997: President, South Dakota Judges’ Association
- 1991-1996: Member, South Dakota Judges’ Association, Ethics Committee
- 1996-1998: Member, Unified Judicial System Planning Council [1]
See also
External links
- South Dakota Unified Judicial System, "Third Circuit Judges"
- South Dakota Unified Judicial System, "Third Judicial Circuit"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 South Dakota Unified Judicial System, "Judge Erickson"
- ↑ South Dakota Unified Judicial System, "Third Circuit Judges," accessed July 8, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "Current candidates for primary election - 6/3/2014," accessed May 8, 2014pg. 61
- ↑ Watertown Public Opinion, "Gov. Daugaard appoints Kent Shelton as Third Circuit Judge," May 18, 2018
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