Scott Myren's Biography
- Justice of the Supreme Court (SD) - District 5
Contact Information
Office
500 East Capitol Avenue Pierre
Pierre, SD 57501
Full Name:
Scott P. Myren
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Virginia; 2 Children
Birth Date:
09/22/1964
Birth Place:
Mobridge, SD
Home City:
Mound City, SD
Juris Doctor, Law, Rutgers University, 1988
Bachelor of Science, History/Political Science, University of South Dakota, 1985
Justice, South Dakota State Supreme Court, District 5, 2021-present
Appointed by Governor Kristi Noem, Justice, South Dakota State Supreme Court, District 5, January 2021
Presiding Judge/Circuit Judge, South Dakota Fifth Judicial Circuit, 2003-2020
Candidate, South Dakota Fifth Judicial Circuit, Circuit Judge, 2006, 2014
Appointed by Governor M. Michael Rounds, Circuit Judge, South Dakota Fifth Judicial Circuit, 2003
Magistrate Judge, South Dakota Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1999-2003
Appointed by Governor Walter Dale Miller, Administrative Judge, South Dakota Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1994
No caucus information on file.
Administrative Law Judge, South Dakota Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1994-1999
Former Staff Attorney, South Dakota State Supreme Court, 1990-1994
Former Judicial Fellow, Advanced Science and Technology Adjudication Resource Center
Former Chair, Court Improvement Program and Juvenile Detention Alternative Initiative
Former Administrative Law Judge, Office of Administrative Hearings
Former Research Editor, Rutgers Law Journal
Former Magistrate Judge, Sixth Judicial Circuit
Former Member, South Dakota Criminal Justice Initiative Workgroup
Former Member, South Dakota Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Initiative Workgroup
Former Chair, Unified Judicial Systems Presiding Judges Council
Former President, South Dakota Judges Association, 2011