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U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota: Chief Judges
District of South Dakota
Number of chief judges: 11 Mickelson, George Theodore (1954-1965)
Beck, Axel John (1965-1966)
Nichol, Fred Joseph (1966-1980)
Bogue, Andrew Wendell (1980-1985)
Porter, Donald James (1985-1991)
Jones, John Bailey (1991-1994)
Battey, Richard Howard (1994-1998)
Piersol, Lawrence L. (1999-2005)
Schreier, Karen E. (2006-2013)
Viken, Jeffrey Lynn (2013-2019)
Lange, Roberto Antonio (2020-present)