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Mike Day
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Michael W. Day is the presiding judge of the Fourth Judicial Circuit in South Dakota. Day was appointed by Governor Dennis Daugaard on April 26, 2013, to a term which began in July 2013.[1] Following to the retirement of Presiding Judge Warren G. Johnson on December 31, 2014, Day was appointed by Chief Justice David Gilbertson to be presiding judge of the court.[2] He was re-elected to the court in 2014 for a term that expires in 2022.[3]
Elections
2014
See also: South Dakota judicial elections, 2014
Day ran for re-election to the Fourth Judicial Circuit.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Education
Day received his B.S. from the University of South Dakota in 1980, and his J.D. from the University of South Dakota in 1983.[4]
Career
Prior to becoming a circuit judge, Day had been in private practice since his graduation from law school in 1983, where he rose to partner with Day Morris Law Firm, LLP.[1]
Awards and associations
- 1996-1997: President, Butte County Bar
- 1983-Present: State Bar of South Dakota
- 2002-2009: Member, Disciplinary Board
- 2007-2008: Co-chair
- 2001-2002: President
- 1989-1990, 2001-2002: Member, Judicial-Bar Liaison Committee
- 2000-2002: Member, Ethics Committee
- 1999-2002: Member, Multijurisdictional Practice Committee
- 2000-2001: President-elect
- 1999-2001: Member, Civil Pattern Jury Instructions Committee
- 1990-1993: Bar Commissioner
- 1984-1985: Member, Board of Directors, South Dakota Young Lawyers Section
- 1983-Present: South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association[4]
See also
- South Dakota judicial elections, 2014
- South Dakota judicial elections
- South Dakota Fourth Judicial Circuit
- South Dakota
External links
- South Dakota Secretary of State, "Current candidates for primary election - 6/3/2014," updated May 6, 2014, accessed May 8, 2014pg. 61
- Lawyers.com, "Day Morris Law Firm, LLP"
- Rapid City Journal, "Belle Fourche attorney is new circuit judge," April 27, 2013
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 South Dakota State News, "Gov. Daugaard names Mike Day as Fourth Circuit judge," April 26, 2013
- ↑ KOTA Territory News, "Michael Day presiding judge in Fourth Judicial Court," September 9, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "Current candidates for primary election - 6/3/2014," updated May 6, 2014, accessed May 8, 2014pg. 61
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lawyers.com, "Michael W. Day profile," accessed May 5, 2013
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
