Steven Jensen's Biography
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (SD) - District 4
Contact Information
Office
500 East Capitol Avenue Pierre
Pierre, SD 57501
Full Name:
Steven R. Jensen
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Sue; 3 Children: Ryan, Andrew, Rachel
Birth Date:
03/18/1963
Birth Place:
Wakoda, SD
Home City:
Wakoda, SD
Religion:
Christian
JD, University of South Dakota School of Law, 1988
Graduated, Bethel University, 1985
Chief Justice, South Dakota State Supreme Court, District 4, 2021-present
Justice, South Dakota State Supreme Court, District 4, 2017-2021
Candidate, South Dakota State Supreme Court, District 4, 2020
Appointed by Governor Dennis Daugaard, Justice, South Dakota State Supreme Court, District 4, 2017
Appointed by Governor Mike Rounds, Judge, First Judicial Circuit, South Dakota, 2003
No caucus information on file.
Former Employee, Crary Huff Law Firm
Former Judge, First Judicial Circuit, South Dakota
Former Presiding Judge, First Judicial Circuit, South Dakota
Former Law Clerk, Justice Richard W. Sabers, South Dakota Supreme Court
Former Intern, Office of Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley
Former Judicial Fellow, Advanced Science and Technology Adjudication Resource Center
Former President, South Dakota Judges Association
Former Chair, Unified Judicial Systems Presiding Judges Council, South Dakota