David Gilbertson (born October 29, 1949) is chief justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court.Gilbertson attended South Dakota State University, graduating in 1972 with a B.S. in Geography. He then graduated from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1975.Gilbertson established a private practice in Sisseton, South Dakota and simultaneously served as Roberts County Deputy State's Attorney and City Attorney for Sisseton. In 1986 Governor Bill Janklow appointed him circuit judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit. Janklow appointed Gilbertson an Associate Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court April 3, 1995. He was retained by the voters for successive eight-year terms in 1998, 2006, and 2014. Wikipedia
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