Steven L. Zinter

Steven L. Zinter is an associate justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court.

Early life and education

Zinter was born in Pierre, South Dakota and attended the University of South Dakota, receiving his Bachelor of Science in 1972 and his Juris Doctor in 1975.

He did not take the bar exam as he was admitted to the South Dakota bar under the state's diploma privilege. He opened a private practice in Pierre, served as an Assistant Attorney General of South Dakota for the state, and served as Hughes County State's Attorney. In 1987 Zinter was appointed a circuit court judge and became presiding judge of the sixth judicial circuit in 1997. Zinter also served as trustee of the South Dakota Retirement System and president of the South Dakota Judges Association.South Dakota Governor Bill Janklow appointed him to the state supreme court on April 2, 2002.

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