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.

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] succeeding Charles S. Hanson, representing the Second district.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "South Dakota Legislative Manual" (PDF). South Dakota Secretary of State. 2007. p. 116. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
  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.