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Donald James Porter

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota · 1979

Donald James Porter , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota. Donald James Porter (March 24, 1921 – February 17, 2003) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.

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

Biography

Donald James Porter (March 24, 1921 – February 17, 2003) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.

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