United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota

The United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota is the United States Attorney responsible for representing the federal government in the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota. By statute, the U.S. Attorney is responsible for prosecuting both federal crimes and all serious crimes committed by adults in the District of South Dakota. Therefore, the U.S. Attorney for the South Dakota serves as both the federal prosecutor (as in the other 92 U.S. Attorneys' offices) and as the local district attorney. The United States Attorney is Ron A. Parsons Jr.

Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney for the
District of South Dakota
Department overview
Department executive
Websitewww.justice.gov/usao-sd

List of U.S. Attorneys for the District of South Dakota
No.U.S. AttorneyTerm of OfficePolitical PartyLaw schoolPresident
23S. Wesley Clark1921-1926RepublicanRead law under Thomas SterlingWarren G. Harding
24Olaf Eiden1926-1934RepublicanUniversity of Nebraska College of LawCalvin Coolidge
25George Philip1934-1947DemocratUniversity of Michigan Law SchoolFranklin D. Roosevelt
26Leo P. Flynn1947-1953DemocratUniversity of South Dakota School of LawHarry S. Truman
27Clinton G. Richards1953-1961RepublicanUniversity of South Dakota School of LawDwight Eisenhower
28Harold C. Doyle1961-1969DemocratUniversity of South Dakota School of LawJohn F. Kennedy
29William F. Clayton1969-1977RepublicanUniversity of South Dakota School of LawRichard Nixon
30David V. Vrooman1977-1978DemocratUniversity of South Dakota School of LawJimmy Carter
31Robert D. Hiaring1978-1979DemocraticUniversity of South Dakota School of LawJimmy Carter
32Terry L. Pechota1979-1981DemocraticUniversity of Iowa College of LawJimmy Carter
33Jeffrey L. Viken1981DemocratUniversity of South Dakota School of LawJimmy Carter
34Philip N. Hogen1981-1991RepublicanUniversity of South Dakota School of LawRonald Reagan
35*Kevin Schieffer
(Not confirmed by Senate)		1991-1993RepublicanGeorgetown Law CenterGeorge H.W. Bush
35Ted McBride1993DemocratUniversity of South Dakota School of LawBill Clinton
36Karen Schreier1993-1999DemocratSt. Louis University School of LawBill Clinton
37Ted McBride1999-2001DemocratUniversity of South Dakota School of LawBill Clinton
38James E. McMahon[1]2002-2005RepublicanUniversity of South Dakota School of LawGeorge W. Bush
39Marty Jackley2006-2009RepublicanUniversity of South Dakota School of LawGeorge W. Bush
40Brendan Johnson2009-2015DemocratUniversity of Virginia School of LawBarack Obama
41Randy Seiler2015-2017DemocratUniversity of South Dakota School of LawBarack Obama
42Ron A. Parsons Jr.2018-presentRepublicanUniversity of South Dakota School of LawDonald Trump

See also

References
  1. Hayworth, Bret. "Top federal attorney in S. Dakota draws Siouxland roots". siouxcityjournal.com. Sioux City Journal.
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