Francis G. Dunn

Francis G. Dunn was a justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court from 1973 to September 7, 1985,^[1] serving as Chief Justice from 1974 to 1978.

Early life and education

Born in Scenic, South Dakota, graduated the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1937.

Career

Dunn was a lawyer in Madison and Sioux Falls. He served as municipal judge of Sioux Falls until Governor Ralph Herseth appointed him as the state's eleventh circuit judge. In 1973, Dunn became a justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court,^[2] representing the Second district.^[3]

References

^ "South Dakota Legislative Manual" (PDF). South Dakota Secretary of State. 2007. p. 116.
^ Srstka, Jr., W. J. (2016). "Judge History: History of the Judges of the Second Circuit after Admission of South Dakota to the Federal Union".
^ "A Photographic History of the South Dakota Supreme Court" (PDF). p. 13.

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[1] "South Dakota Legislative Manual" (PDF). South Dakota Secretary of State. 2007. p. 116.

[2] Srstka, Jr., W. J. (2016). "Judge History: History of the Judges of the Second Circuit after Admission of South Dakota to the Federal Union".

[3] "A Photographic History of the South Dakota Supreme Court" (PDF). p. 13.

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