Janine M. Kern

Janine M. Kern is an American attorney and jurist serving as an associate justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court.

Janine M. Kern
Associate Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court
Assumed office
January 5, 2015
Appointed byDennis Daugaard
Preceded byJohn K. Konenkamp
Personal details
Born1961 (age 58–59)
FatherPaul James Kern
EducationArizona State University (BS)
University of Minnesota (JD)

Education

She graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in 1982, and graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1985.

Career

She served in the Attorney General of South Dakota's office from 1985 to 1996, and became a circuit court judge in the Seventh Judicial Circuit in 1996. She was appointed to the Supreme Court on November 25, 2014, by Governor Dennis Daugaard, and took office on January 5, 2015. She was sworn in by her father, retired South Dakota circuit court judge Paul James Kern.[1][2]

References
  1. "Supreme Court Home". The South Dakota Supreme Court. South Dakota Unified Judicial System. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
  2. Erich Schaffhauser (January 5, 2015). "Two Women on South Dakota Supreme Court for First Time". KELO-TV. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
Legal offices
Preceded by
John K. Konenkamp		 Associate Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court
2015–present		 Incumbent


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