Janine M. Kern

Janine M. Kern is a justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court.

She graduated from Arizona State University with a B.S. in 1982, and graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1985. She served in the South Dakota Attorney General's office from 1985 to 1996, and became a circuit court judge in the Seventh Judicial Circuit in 1996. She was appointed to the Supreme Court on November 25, 2014, by Governor Dennis Daugaard, and took office on January 5, 2015. She was sworn in by her father, retired South Dakota circuit court judge Paul James Kern.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "Supreme Court Home". The South Dakota Supreme Court. South Dakota Unified Judicial System. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
↑ Erich Schaffhauser (January 5, 2015). "Two Women on South Dakota Supreme Court for First Time". KELO-TV. Retrieved February 15, 2015.

External links

http://judgepedia.org/Janine_M._Kern

Current elected statewide political officials of South Dakota

U.S. Senators	Mike Rounds (R) John Thune (R)

U.S. Representatives	Kristi Noem (R), Representative At-Large

State government	Dennis Daugaard (R), Governor Matt Michels (R), Lieutenant Governor Jason Gant (R), Secretary of State Marty Jackley (R), Attorney General Rich Sattgast (R), State Auditor Vernon Larson (R), State Treasurer

Senate	Bob Gray (R), President pro tempore Russell Olson (R), Majority Leader Jason Frerichs (D), Minority Leader

House	Val Rausch (R), Speaker Brian Gosch (R), Speaker pro tempore David Lust (R), Majority Leader Bernie Hunhoff (D), Minority Leader

Supreme Court (appointed)	David Gilbertson, Chief Justice Steven L. Zinter Glen A. Severson Lori S. Wilbur Janine M. Kern

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