Bruce Anderson (South Dakota)
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This page is about the South Dakota First Judicial Circuit judge. If you are looking for the page about the Arkansas District Court judge, please see Bruce Anderson (Arkansas).
Bruce V. Anderson is a First Judicial Circuit judge in South Dakota.[1] Anderson was appointed by Governor Mike Rounds in January 2006 to replace Boyd McMurchie.[2] He was re-elected in 2014 for a term that expires in 2022.[3]
Elections
2014
See also: South Dakota judicial elections, 2014
Anderson ran for re-election to the First Judicial Circuit.
General: He was unopposed in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Education
Anderson earned his J.D. from the University of South Dakota.[2]
Career
Anderson previously practiced law privately and served as a magistrate for the First Judicial Circuit, a position he held from 1995 until his appointment to the bench.[2][4]
Awards and associations
- 2011: Elected to the Judicial Qualifications Commission[5]
See also
- South Dakota judicial elections, 2014
- South Dakota judicial elections
- First Judicial Circuit
- Vacancies and new appointments on the Circuit Courts in South Dakota
- South Dakota Circuit Courts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ South Dakota Unified Judicial System, "First Judicial Circuit"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 First Circuit Court, "Judge History," accessed October 16, 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. 60
- ↑ Lake Andes Wave, "Judge Bruce Anderson Selected for Judicial Qualifications Commission," October 14, 2011
- ↑ South Dakota Unified Judicial System, "Press release: Judge Bruce Anderson selected for Judicial Qualifications Commission," October 5, 2011
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
