• Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

  Judge

  1985 – present · 41 yrsAppointed by Ronald Reagan

• South Dakota Supreme Court

  Judge

  1971 – 1985 · 14 yrs

Career

• legis

  1986 – 1986

• Judge

  1983 – 1983

• Judge

  1970 – 1970

• prac

  1970 – 1970

• State's attorney

  1967 – 1971 · 4 yrs

• Private practice

  1964 – 1971 · 7 yrs

• Law clerk, Hon. George T. Mickelson

  U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota

  1962 – 1963 · 1 yr

• U.S. Army

  1957 – 1959 · 2 yrs

Education