Jeffrey Viken's Biography
Contact Information
Office
Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and United States Courthouse
515 Ninth Street, Room 318
Rapid City, SD 57701
Full Name:
Jeffrey Lynn Viken
Birth Date:
1952
Birth Place:
Huron, SD
JD, University of South Dakota School of Law, 1977
BA, University of South Dakota, 1974
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Senior Judge, United States District Court, District of South Dakota, 2021-present
Judge, United States District Court, District of South Dakota, 2009-2013, 2019-2021
Chief Judge, United States District Court, District of South Dakota, 2013-2019
Federal Public Defender, Districts of North Dakota and South Dakota, 2003-2009
Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, District of South Dakota, June 25, 2009
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of South Dakota, September 29, 2009
Lawyer, Private Practice, Rapid City, South Dakota, 1981-2003
Assistant United States Attorney, District of South Dakota, 1977-1981
Acting United States Attorney, District of South Dakota, 1981
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