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Donald James Porter

South Dakota District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota

Born 1921 in Madison, SD

Died 2003

FJC ID: 1919

Donald James Porter (March 24, 1921 – February 17, 2003) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. South Dakota Supreme Court
    Associate justice · 1977–1979
  2. Private practice, Pierre, South Dakota
    1959–1977
  3. Private practice, Chamberlain, South Dakota
    1947–1959
  4. Brule County, South Dakota
    State's attorney · 1948–1952, 1957–1959
  5. South Dakota
    State representative · 1955–1957
  6. Office of Temporary Controls
    Staff attorney · 1946–1947
    • ↳Sioux Falls, South Dakota · 1946
    • ↳St. Paul, Minnesota · 1947
  7. U.S. Army
    1943–1946

Appointments

  1. South Dakota District Court
    U.S. District Court for the District of South DakotaChief Judge
    1979–2003 · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death
  2. South Dakota District Court
    South Dakota District Court
    1979–2003
    Term ended: ded
  3. South Dakota Supreme Court
    1977–1979
    Term ended: other_pos

Education

  1. University of South Dakota School of Law
    University of South Dakota School of Law (now Knudson School of Law)
    LL.B. · 1943
  2. University of South Dakota
    B.S. · 1942