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Two USD law grads elevated to the federal bench following Biden nominations

May 18, 2024

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Reinforcements are on the way to the federal judiciary in South Dakota following U.S. Senate confirmation votes on two Biden Administration judicial nominees this week.

The Senate confirmations of Sioux Falls lawyer Eric Schulte and state court Judge Camela Theeler to be federal district court judges should ease a workload on the judiciary, which has been in all-hands-on-deck mode to keep up with criminal and civil cases. Judges from other courts have had to assist the South Dakota district.

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