Donald James Porter

Judge Donald James Porter

Personal

Birthday:

3/24/1921

Birthplace:

Madison, SD

Date of Death:

2/17/2003

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

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

Education

Name of School:

University of South Dakota

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1942

Name of School - Second:

University of South Dakota School of Law

The mission of The University of South Dakota School of Law is to prepare the lawyers and judges who will administer the Federal, state, and American Indian Tribal Justice systems in South Dakota and to provide a legal education to South Dakota residents, along with non-residents who choose to attend the school, which will serve as a solid foundation for the practice of law or other professional careers anywhere in the world.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1943

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of South Dakota

Court Name:

South Dakota District Court

President Nominating:

Jimmy Carter

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

5/11/1979

Retirement from Active Service:

3/16/1992

Termination Date:

2/17/2003

Termination Reason:

Death