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Patricia J. DeVaney
Justice · Supreme Court of South Dakota
Biography
Professional career
- 2019–present: Appointed by Governor Kristi Noem to the South Dakota Supreme Court on April 4, 2019, succeeding Justice Steven L. Zinter, who died in October 2018
- Associate Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court, appointed in 2019 by Governor Kristi Noem to represent the Third Judicial District
- 2012–2019: Appointed by Governor Dennis Daugaard as a Circuit Court Judge for the Sixth Judicial Circuit, also serving as the second judge for the Sixth Circuit Drug & DUI Court
- South Dakota Attorney General's Office, 1993-2012
- Worked in the Attorney General’s Office from 1993 to 2012 on appellate, felony trial, civil and administrative matters
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law in — J.D. (1993)
- Summa cum laude BS in political science at the University of South Dakota in 1990
Additional information
- Appointed to the South Dakota Supreme Court by Governor Kristi Noem on April 4, 2019, succeeding Steven Zinter, and was sworn in on May 23, 2019
- She grew up in the Miller/Hand County area and graduated from Polo High School in 1986.
- representing the Third Supreme Court District.
- Her service included Drug/DUI Court, leadership of the South Dakota Judges Association, a sexual harassment commission and courthouse security work.
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Courtwide
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Sources
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