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==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
She graduated ''summa cum laude'' from the [[University of South Dakota]] in Vermillion, South Dakota, in 1990, and graduated from the [[University of Virginia School of Law]] in 1993.<ref name="USNews">{{Cite news |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/south-dakota/articles/2019-04-04/noem-appoints-devaney-to-seat-on-south-dakota-supreme-court |title=Noem appoints DeVaney to seat on South Dakota Supreme Court |date=April 4, 2019 |access-date=June 4, 2019 |publisher=usnews.com}}</ref>
She graduated ''summa cum laude'' from the [[University of South Dakota]] in Vermillion, South Dakota, in 1990, and graduated from the [[University of Virginia School of Law]] in 1993.<ref name="USNews">{{Cite news |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/south-dakota/articles/2019-04-04/noem-appoints-devaney-to-seat-on-south-dakota-supreme-court |title=Noem appoints DeVaney to seat on South Dakota Supreme Court |date=April 4, 2019 |access-date=June 4, 2019 |publisher=usnews.com}}</ref><ref name="KSFY">{{Cite web |url=https://www.ksfy.com/content/news/Noem-appoints-DeVaney-to-seat-on-South-Dakota-Supreme-Court-508123841.html |title=Noem appoints DeVaney to seat on South Dakota Supreme Court |website=www.ksfy.com |language=english |access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref>


==Legal career==
==Legal career and state judicial service==


After graduating law school, DeVaney served in the state attorney general’s office from 1993 to 2012 as a trial lawyer and an appellate lawyer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.keloland.com/news/capitol-news-bureau/governor-judge-devaney-topped-list-for-south-dakota-supreme-court/ |title=Governor: Judge DeVaney topped list for South Dakota Supreme Court |date=2019-04-05 |website=KELOLAND.com |language=en-US |access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref>
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In 2012, Devaney was appointed as a Circuit Court Judge by Governor [[Dennis Daugaard]]. She served as a Circuit Court Judge until her elevation to the South Dakota Supreme Court in 2019.<ref name="USNews" />

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In 2012, Devaney was appointed as a Circuit Court Judge by Governor [[Dennis Daugaard]]. She served as a Circuit Court Judge until her elevation to the South Dakota Supreme Court in 2019.<ref name="USNews" /><ref name="KSFY" />

== South Dakota Supreme Court ==

On April 4, 2019, Governor [[Kristi Noem]] appointed Devaney to the South Dakota Supreme Court, to the seat vacated by the death of Justice Steven Zinter.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.capjournal.com/news/noem-names-devaney-to-sd-supreme-court/article_db4e5f54-5730-11e9-9a73-d3a050f5ea8e.html |title=Noem names DeVaney to SD Supreme Court |last=Lee |first=Stephen |date=2019-04-04 |website=Capital Journal |language=en |access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref><ref name="KSFY" /> She was sworn in on May 23, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/noem-nominee-sworn-onto-the-sd-supreme-court/article_5d49bdf3-66a4-53ca-a89b-f03dbbbaf899.html |title=Noem nominee sworn onto the SD Supreme Court |last=Mearhoff |first=Sarah |date=2019-05-23 |website=Rapid City Journal Media Group |language=en |access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.capjournal.com/cjbureau/supreme-court-investiture-of-devaney/article_9184f010-7dbc-11e9-ad4a-632fc74b80ac.html |title=Supreme Court investiture of DeVaney |website=Capital Journal |language=en |access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 22:34, 8 August 2019

Patricia Devaney
Associate Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court
Assumed office
April 4, 2019
Appointed byKristi Noem
Preceded bySteven L. Zinter
Personal details
Born (1968-10-30) October 30, 1968 (age 55)
EducationUniversity of South Dakota
University of Virginia School of Law


Patricia J. Devaney (born October 30, 1968) is an Associate Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court, appointed by Governor Kristi Noem in 2019. She became the 52nd member of the court, succeeding the seat vacated by the death of Justice Steven L. Zinter.

Early life and education

She graduated summa cum laude from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota, in 1990, and graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1993.[1][2]

Legal career and state judicial service

After graduating law school, DeVaney served in the state attorney general’s office from 1993 to 2012 as a trial lawyer and an appellate lawyer.[3]

In 2012, Devaney was appointed as a Circuit Court Judge by Governor Dennis Daugaard. She served as a Circuit Court Judge until her elevation to the South Dakota Supreme Court in 2019.[1][2]

South Dakota Supreme Court

On April 4, 2019, Governor Kristi Noem appointed Devaney to the South Dakota Supreme Court, to the seat vacated by the death of Justice Steven Zinter.[4][2] She was sworn in on May 23, 2019.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Noem appoints DeVaney to seat on South Dakota Supreme Court". usnews.com. April 4, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Noem appoints DeVaney to seat on South Dakota Supreme Court". www.ksfy.com. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  3. ^ "Governor: Judge DeVaney topped list for South Dakota Supreme Court". KELOLAND.com. 2019-04-05. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  4. ^ Lee, Stephen (2019-04-04). "Noem names DeVaney to SD Supreme Court". Capital Journal. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  5. ^ Mearhoff, Sarah (2019-05-23). "Noem nominee sworn onto the SD Supreme Court". Rapid City Journal Media Group. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  6. ^ "Supreme Court investiture of DeVaney". Capital Journal. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
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