Francis G. Dunn

Francis G. Dunn was a Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court from 1973 to September 7, 1985,^[1] serving as Chief Justice from 1974 to 1978.

Born in Scenic, South Dakota, Dunn was a lawyer in Madison and Sioux Falls. He served as municipal judge of Sioux Falls until Governor Ralph Herseth appointed him as the state's eleventh circuit judge. In 1973, Dunn became a Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court,^[2] representing the Second district.^[3]

References

1. "South Dakota Legislative Manual" (PDF). South Dakota Secretary of State. 2007. p. 116.
2. Srstka, Jr., W. J. (2016). "Judge History: History of the Judges of the Second Circuit after Admission of South Dakota to the Federal Union".
3. "A Photographic History of the South Dakota Supreme Court" (PDF). p. 13.