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Robert Gusinsky
Justice · Supreme Court of South Dakota
Biography
Professional career
- 2025–present: Associate Justice, South Dakota Supreme Court
- 2024–present: Presiding Judge, Seventh Judicial Circuit
- Associate Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court, appointed by Governor Larry Rhoden on November 4, 2025, and sworn in on December 8, 2025, to serve the First Supreme District
- He held the role of an Assistant US Attorney from 2007 to 2013, a Seventh Circuit judge from 2013, and presiding judge from 2024
- 1996–2007: Trial lawyer in Rapid City, at Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun and later Clayborne, Loos, Strommen & Gusinsky
- Robert Gusinsky’s career spans aviation, law practice, federal prosecution, and judicial service at the circuit and supreme court levels
- His appointment filled the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Janine M. Kern
- Justice Gusinsky represents the First Supreme District, which includes Custer, Lawrence, Meade, and Pennington counties
Education
- the University of South Dakota School of Law in — J.D. (1996)
Additional information
- It details his birth in Latvia, migration through Israel and Germany, arrival in California in 1978 at age 13, and later US citizenship.
- Practiced in Rapid City, among them Lynn Jackson Shultz & Lebrun and Clayborne Loos Strommen & Gusinsky.
- His appointment to the South Dakota Supreme Court reflects his long-standing legal experience and leadership in the Seventh Judicial Circuit
- His professional/community memberships include the South Dakota Lions Eye and Tissue Bank board and Blue Knights.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Electronic Devices And Media
Courtwide
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