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LeeAnn Pierce
LeeAnn Pierce was a magistrate judge for the Third Judicial Circuit in South Dakota. She retired on March 22, 2013 after 22 years in the position.[1]
Education
Pierce earned her J.D. from the University of South Dakota in 1987. Before that, she received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from South Dakota State University. Pierce got her B.S. in history from the university in 1976, and her master's in counseling in 1978. She went on to work as a counselor there for seven years before becoming a lawyer.[2]
Career
- 1988-Present: Attorney, Fite, Pierce & Ronning Law Office
- 1997-Present: Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee, District of South Dakota
- 1995-Present: Child support referee, South Dakota Unified Judicial System
- 1991-2013: Magistrate judge, Third Judicial Circuit[2]
Awards and associations
- 2003-2013: Judicial Evaluation Committee, Unified Judicial System
- 1991-2013: Chairperson, Brookings County Mental Health Board
- South Dakota Bar Association
- Debtor/Creditor Committee, South Dakota Bar Association
- Brookings Hospital Board
- Lake Campbell Improvement Association Board
- Brookings United Way Board
- Brookings Area Alcohol Board[2]
See also
- South Dakota Magistrate Courts
- South Dakota Third Judicial Circuit
- Brookings County, South Dakota
- Courts in South Dakota
External links
Footnotes
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
