Jeffrey Lynn Viken at a glance
- Current role
- Former Judge
- Current assignment
- District Court, D. South Dakota
- Jurisdiction
- South Dakota · State
- Judicial service
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Jeffrey Lynn Viken
Former Judge · U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota
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Biography
Professional career
- Federal public defender, Districts of North Dakota and South Dakota, 2003-2009
- Private practice, Rapid City, SD, 1981-2003
- acting U.S. attorney, 1981-present
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of South Dakota, 1977-1981
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, D. South Dakota, 2009
- He joined the court in 2009 after a nomination from President Barack Obama (D).
Education
- University of South Dakota · B.A., 1974
- University of South Dakota School of Law in 1977 · J.D.
- University of South Dakota
Personal record
Born 1952 · Huron, SD
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U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota current judicial profile
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