History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota

18 judges have served since Jan 16, 1890. Now: Camela Catherine Theeler DEric Claude Schulte DRoberto Antonio Lange D.

Judges
18
10 D · 8 R
Longest tenure
25 years
Karen E. Schreier
Current
2.4 years
Camela Catherine Theeler, since Jun 4, 2024
history/court/district-court-for-the-district-of-south-dakotaEvery holder, newest first
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1900192019401960198020002020Alonzo Jay Edgerton · 1890-01-16 – 1896-08-09 · RepublicanJohn Emmett Carland · 1896-12-15 – 1911-02-06 · DemocratJames Douglas Elliott · 1911-06-07 – 1933-01-30 · RepublicanGeorge Theodore Mickelson · 1954-02-10 – 1965-02-28 · RepublicanFred Joseph Nichol · 1965-06-10 – 1980-06-11 · DemocratJohn Bailey Jones · 1981-11-18 – 1995-01-01 · RepublicanCharles B. Kornmann · 1995-03-24 – 2008-07-31 · DemocratJeffrey Lynn Viken · 2009-09-30 – 2021-10-01 · DemocratEric Claude Schulte · 2024-06-03 – present · DemocratAlfred Lee Wyman · 1929-05-10 – 1953-12-15 · RepublicanAxel John Beck · 1958-03-04 – 1969-10-27 · RepublicanAndrew Wendell Bogue · 1970-04-24 – 1985-07-01 · RepublicanRichard Howard Battey · 1985-10-28 – 1999-01-01 · RepublicanKaren E. Schreier · 1999-07-07 – 2024-05-15 · DemocratCamela Catherine Theeler · 2024-06-04 – present · DemocratDonald James Porter · 1979-05-11 – 1992-03-16 · DemocratLawrence L. Piersol · 1993-11-22 – 2009-07-31 · DemocratRoberto Antonio Lange · 2009-10-21 – present · Democrat
Camela Catherine Theeler D
Jun 4, 2024 – present · 2.4 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 90–4
Eric Claude Schulte D
Jun 3, 2024 – present · 2.4 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 61–33
Roberto Antonio Lange D
Oct 21, 2009 – present · 17 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 100–0
Jeffrey Lynn Viken D
Sep 30, 2009 – Oct 1, 2021 · 12 years · appointed by Barack Obama · senior status Oct 1, 2021 · confirmed 99–0
Karen E. Schreier D
Jul 7, 1999 – May 15, 2024 · 25 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status May 15, 2024 · confirmed 94–4
Charles B. Kornmann D
Mar 24, 1995 – Jul 31, 2008 · 13 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jul 31, 2008
Lawrence L. Piersol D
Nov 22, 1993 – Jul 31, 2009 · 16 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jul 31, 2009
Richard Howard Battey R
Oct 28, 1985 – Jan 1, 1999 · 13 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jan 1, 1999
John Bailey Jones R
Nov 18, 1981 – Jan 1, 1995 · 13 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jan 1, 1995
Donald James Porter D
May 11, 1979 – Mar 16, 1992 · 13 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Mar 16, 1992
Andrew Wendell Bogue R
Apr 24, 1970 – Jul 1, 1985 · 15 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon · senior status Jul 1, 1985
Fred Joseph Nichol D
Jun 10, 1965 – Jun 11, 1980 · 15 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Jun 11, 1980
Axel John Beck R
Mar 4, 1958 – Oct 27, 1969 · 12 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower · senior status Oct 27, 1969
George Theodore Mickelson R
Feb 10, 1954 – Feb 28, 1965 · 11 years · appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alfred Lee Wyman R
May 10, 1929 – Dec 15, 1953 · 25 years · appointed by Herbert Hoover
James Douglas Elliott R
Jun 7, 1911 – Jan 30, 1933 · 22 years · appointed by William H. Taft
John Emmett Carland D
Dec 15, 1896 – Feb 6, 1911 · 14 years · appointed by Grover Cleveland
Alonzo Jay Edgerton R
Jan 16, 1890 – Aug 9, 1896 · 6.6 years · appointed by Benjamin Harrison

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.