Supreme Court Justices Allotted to South Dakota's Circuit (Eighth), 1889-1911
Miller, Samuel Freeman (1889-1890)
Brewer, David Josiah (1890-1910)
Van Devanter, Willis (1911)
Circuit Judges Serving South Dakota's Circuit (Eighth), 1889-1911
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U.S. Circuit Court for the District of South Dakota: Circuit Justices and Judges
Number of judges: 9
Brewer, David Josiah (1884-1890)
Caldwell, Henry Clay (1890-1903)
Sanborn, Walter Henry (1892-1911)
Thayer, Amos Madden (1894-1905)
Van Devanter, Willis (1903-1910)
Hook, William Cather (1903-1911)
Adams, Elmer Bragg (1905-1911)
Carland, John Emmett (1911)
Smith, Walter Inglewood (1911)