Jeffrey Lynn Viken

b. 1952 · Huron, SD

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of South DakotaJudgeBarack Obama (Democratic)Sep 30, 2009Retirement, Oct 1, 2023

Education

  • University of South Dakota, B.A., 1974
  • University of South Dakota School of Law (now Knudson School of Law), J.D., 1977

Professional Career

Assistant U.S. attorney, District of South Dakota, 1977-1981; acting U.S. attorney, 1981; Private practice, Rapid City, South Dakota, 1981-2003; Federal public defender, Districts of North Dakota and South Dakota, 2003-2009

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