David Gilbertson

The Honorable David Gilbertson
Gilbertson in 2014
Chief Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 2001
Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office 1995
Appointed by	Governor Bill Janklow
Personal details
Born	(1949-10-29) October 29, 1949 Sisseton, South Dakota
Spouse(s)	Deborah Gilbertson
Children	4 children
Alma mater	South Dakota State University University of South Dakota School of Law

David Gilbertson (born October 29, 1949) is chief justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court.

Education

Gilbertson attended South Dakota State University, graduating in 1972 with a B.S. in Geography. He then graduated from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1975.

Career

Gilbertson established a private practice in Sisseton, South Dakota and simultaneously served as Roberts County Deputy State's Attorney and City Attorney for Sisseton. In 1986 Governor Bill Janklow appointed him circuit judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit. Janklow appointed Gilbertson an Associate Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court April 3, 1995. He was retained by the voters for successive eight-year terms in 1998, 2006, and 2014.

When Chief Justice Robert A. Miller retired in 2001, Gilbertson was elected chief justice of the court. In 2009 Gilbertson was reelected to his third 4-year term as chief justice.