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Chief Justice Gilbertson Named NSU Gypsy Day Parade Marshal
Released September 20, 2007
(Aberdeen, S.D.) NSU President Patrick Schloss is pleased to announce that South Dakota Supreme Court Justice David Gilbertson has been named as the 92nd Gypsy Day Parade Marshal. The Gypsy Day parade will take place on Sat, Oct. 6, beginning at 9 a.m.
“Justice Gilbertson is a true friend to NSU, and we are very proud to have the opportunity to honor his service to our state and to NSU at this festive occasion,” said Schloss. “His advocacy for taking the Supreme Court experience to the public, and allowing students to participate and learn more about the process, has been a tremendous advancement for all of South Dakota.”
Gilbertson, a native of Sisseton, was elected to a four-year term as Chief Justice by the members of the Supreme Court in September 2001 and was re-elected to a second four-year term as Chief Justice in June 2005. He was appointed to the Supreme Court in April 1995 to represent the Fifth Supreme Court District and was retained by the voters in the 1998 and 2006 general elections.
Chief Justice Gilbertson received his undergraduate degree from South Dakota State University in 1972 and his Juris Doctor from the University Of South Dakota School Of Law in 1975. He engaged in private practice from 1975 until his appointment to the circuit court bench in 1986. During this time he also served as Roberts County Deputy State’s Attorney and as City Attorney for the City of Sisseton.
He is Past President of the South Dakota Judges Association; and is a member of the Glacial Lakes Bar Association, the Brown County Bar Association and the South Dakota Bar Association. He is a member of the Conference of Chief Justices and chairs its Committee on Tribal/State Relations. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the National Conference of Chief Justices. He serves on the Judicial-Bar Liaison Committee of the State Bar Association and has served as a Court Counselor at South Dakota Boys State since 1995.
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