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==Legal career==
==Legal career==

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Following law school, Salter served as a [[law clerk|judicial law clerk]] for [[District Court of Minnesota]] in [[Marshall, Minnesota]] in 1993. Following his judicial clerkship, Salter went active duty with the [[Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy|U.S. Navy JAG Corps]] from 1994 to 1997. During that time he served as a prosecuting and defense attorney. He served in the Naval Reserve until 2002 and was honorably discharged as a lieutenant commander in 2012. From 2002 to 2012, Salter worked as an [[Assistant United States Attorney]].
Following law school, Salter served as a [[law clerk]] for the [[District Court of Minnesota|Third Judicial District of Minnesota]] in [[Marshall, Minnesota]] in 1993. From 2004 to 2012, Salter worked as an [[Assistant United States Attorney]].<ref name="Appointment">{{Cite press release |title=Gov. Daugaard To Appoint Judge Mark E. Salter To South Dakota Supreme Court |date=May 24, 2018 |publisher=Office of Gov. Dennis Daugaard |location=[[Pierre, South Dakota]] |url=https://news.sd.gov/newsitem.aspx?id=23367 |access-date=March 5, 2020}}</ref>

== Military career ==

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Following his judicial clerkship, Salter went active duty with the [[Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy|U.S. Navy JAG Corps]] from 1994 to 1997. During that time he served as a prosecuting and defense attorney. He served in the Naval Reserve until 2002 and was honorably discharged as a lieutenant commander in 2012.<ref name="Appointment" />

== State judicial career ==

Governor Daugaard appointed Salter as a circuit judge in the Second Judicial Circuit in 2012, and he took office in early 2013.<ref name="Appointment" />

== South Dakota Supreme Court ==

On May 24, 2018, Governor [[Dennis Daugaard]] announced the appointment of Salter to the [[South Dakota Supreme Court]] to fill the vacancy to be left by [[Glen A. Severson]] who would retire in June 2018. He was sworn in on July 9, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2018/07/09/judge-justice-mark-salter-sworn-newest-state-supreme-court-justice/761528002/ |title=Judge to Justice: Mark Salter sworn in as newest state Supreme Court Justice |last=Ferguson |first=Danielle |date=July 9, 2018 |website=Argus Leader |language=en |access-date=March 6, 2020}}</ref>

== Personal life ==

Salter and his wife, Sue, have four children. They are members of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Sioux Falls.<ref name="Appointment" />


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 03:54, 6 March 2020

Mark E. Salter
Associate Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court
Assumed office
July 9, 2018
Appointed byDennis Daugaard
Preceded byGlen A. Severson
Personal details
Born (1968-09-26) September 26, 1968 (age 55)
Judge Advocate General's Corps

Mark E. Salter (born September 26, 1968) is an Associate Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court, appointed by Governor Dennis Daugaard in 2018.[1] He became the 51st member of the court.

Early life and education

He attended South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota, and graduated from there in 1990. His Juris Doctor degree was conferred by the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1993.[2]

Legal career

Following law school, Salter served as a law clerk for the Third Judicial District of Minnesota in Marshall, Minnesota in 1993. From 2004 to 2012, Salter worked as an Assistant United States Attorney.[3]

Military career

Following his judicial clerkship, Salter went active duty with the

U.S. Navy JAG Corps from 1994 to 1997. During that time he served as a prosecuting and defense attorney. He served in the Naval Reserve until 2002 and was honorably discharged as a lieutenant commander in 2012.[3]

State judicial career

Governor Daugaard appointed Salter as a circuit judge in the Second Judicial Circuit in 2012, and he took office in early 2013.[3]

South Dakota Supreme Court

On May 24, 2018, Governor Dennis Daugaard announced the appointment of Salter to the South Dakota Supreme Court to fill the vacancy to be left by Glen A. Severson who would retire in June 2018. He was sworn in on July 9, 2018.[4]

Personal life

Salter and his wife, Sue, have four children. They are members of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Sioux Falls.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Supreme Court Home". The South Dakota Supreme Court. South Dakota Unified Judicial System. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Mark Salter named to state's highest court". kelo.com/news. Keloland News.
  3. ^ a b c d "Gov. Daugaard To Appoint Judge Mark E. Salter To South Dakota Supreme Court" (Press release). Pierre, South Dakota: Office of Gov. Dennis Daugaard. May 24, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  4. ^ Ferguson, Danielle (July 9, 2018). "Judge to Justice: Mark Salter sworn in as newest state Supreme Court Justice". Argus Leader. Retrieved March 6, 2020.


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