Admitted
1985, South Dakota; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of South Dakota, J.D., 1985
Law School Graduation Year
1985
College
University of South Dakota, B.A., cum laude, 1982
Memberships
State Bar of South Dakota (Member Law School Committee, 1986-1989); American Bar Association.
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa. Editor-in-Chief, South Dakota Law Review, 1984-1985. Author: State v. Ell: Procedural Problems in Determining the Ownership of Property Seized in Connection with Criminal Investigations, 29 South Dakota Law Review 511; State v. Finney: Admissibility of Juror Affidavits Alleging Racial Prejudice Under SDCL Section 19-14-7, 29 South Dakota Law Review 144.