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Donald James Porter
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota
Donald James Porter served on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed May 10, 1979. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter
- Confirmed
- May 10, 1979
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1921
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South DakotaJimmy Carter · May 10, 1979 – Feb 17, 2003
Education
- University of South DakotaB.S., 1942
- University of South Dakota School of Law (now Knudson School of Law)LL.B., 1943
Career
U.S. Army, 1943-1946; Staff attorney, Office of Temporary Controls, 1946-1947; Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 1946; St. Paul, Minnesota, 1947; Private practice, Chamberlain, South Dakota, 1947-1959; State's attorney, Brule County, South Dakota, 1948-1952, 1957-1959; State representative, South Dakota, 1955-1957; Private practice, Pierre, South Dakota, 1959-1977; Associate justice, South Dakota Supreme Court, 1977-1979
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