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Tony L. Portra
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Tony L. Portra is a judge for the South Dakota Fifth Judicial Circuit.[1] Portra was appointed to the court in August 2006 by Governor Mike Rounds.[2] He was re-elected in 2014 for a term that expires in 2022.[3]
Elections
2014
See also: South Dakota judicial elections, 2014
Portra ran for re-election to the Fifth Judicial Circuit.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Education
Portra received his undergraduate degree in 1991 from Moorhead State University. He went on to earn his J.D. from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1994.[2]
Career
- 2006-2022: Judge, Fifth Judicial Circuit
- 1999-2006: Magistrate judge, Fifth Judicial Circuit
- 1996-1999: Attorney, Richardson Law Firm
- 1994-1996: Assistant attorney general, South Dakota Attorney General’s Office[2]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ South Dakota Unified Judicial System, "Fifth Circuit judges," accessed May 17, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 South Dakota State News, "Gov. Rounds Appoints Fifth Circuit Judge," August 14, 2006
- ↑ 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. 62
