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Patricia DeVaney
Justice, South Dakota Supreme Court · District 3
Background: DeVaney was a judge for the South Dakota Sixth Judicial Circuit from 2012 to 2019. She served in the South Dakota Attorney General's office from 1993 to 2012.
At a glance
- Court
- South Dakota Supreme Court
- Position / seat
- District 3
- Chief justice
- No
- How they joined the court
- Appointed by Gov. Kristi L. Noem (R) (April 4, 2019); retained by voters in a retention election on November 8, 2022
- Appointed by
- Gov. Kristi L. Noem (R)
- Appointment date
- April 4, 2019
- Took office
- May 24, 2019
- Current term ends
- January 7, 2031
- Next election or retention vote
- Not listed
- Last election
- November 8, 2022
- Party (as listed by Ballotpedia)
- Nonpartisan
- Ballotpedia partisanship estimate
- Strong Republican (2020 study of justices' pre-court partisan activity)
- Education
- Bachelor's: University of South Dakota, 1990
- Law: University of Virginia
- Prior offices
- South Dakota 6th Judicial Circuit (2012 - 2019)
- Profession
- Not listed
- How this court's justices are chosen
- Assisted appointment (Hybrid)A nominating commission screens candidates and sends a shortlist; the governor appoints from it. In many such states, justices later face yes/no retention elections.
Summary of facts listed on Patricia DeVaney’s Ballotpedia page (retrieved Oct 26, 2026) · Photo: Ballotpedia. “Not listed” means Ballotpedia didn’t list it in a form this site could read; check Ballotpedia for the latest.
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