Ron A. Parsons Jr.
Ronald A. Parsons Jr. | |
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| 42nd United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota | |
| Assumed office January 5, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Randy Seiler |
| Personal details | |
| Residence | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Education | University of Minnesota, (B.A.) University of South Dakota, (J.D.) |
| Profession | attorney |
Ronald A. Parsons Jr. is an American attorney who is the United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota.
Early life and education
Parsons Jr. graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Minnesota in 1994 and then a Juris Doctor with Sterling honors from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1997.
Legal career
Following law school, Parsons worked as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Roger Leland Wollman, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.[1] He then went into private practice at Johnson, Janklow, Abdallah, Reiter and Parsons, LLP in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
United States Attorney
He was nominated by President Donald Trump on July 27, 2017, to be the United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota.[2] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 20, 2017. He was sworn into office on January 5, 2018.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Ellis, Jonathan. "Trump names Sioux Falls attorney to top legal post". argusleader.com. Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Fourth Wave of United States Attorney Candidate Nominations". The White House. July 21, 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Ron Parsons Jr. sworn in as new U.S. attorney for South Dakota". Capital Journal. January 9, 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
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