Max Gors
Max Gors (January 21, 1945 – February 27, 2014) was an American jurist.
Background
Gors was born in Viborg, South Dakota. He was the son of Max John Gors (1922-1999) and Muriel Genevieve (Flyger) Gors (1921-2014). He received his bachelor's degree from Augustana College and his law degree from Drake University Law School.[1]He served on Augustana College’s alumni council and was a member of Lutheran Memorial Church where he served as church president.[2]
Career
He was assistant attorney general in Iowa. In 1971, he returned to South Dakota and worked in government as assistant attorney general, secretary of commerce, and chairman of the South Dakota Board of Pardons. In 1990, he was elected South Dakota Circuit Judge. He later served as acting associate justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court. He died in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.[3][4][5]
Notes
- ^ "Max Gors". Isburg Funeral Chapels. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ "Max Gors". Capitol Journal. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- ^ Acting Justice Max Gors
- ^ Max Gors, prominent legal figure in South Dakota, dies at 67
- ^ 'Prominent South Dakota Jude Max Gors dies, Argus Leader.com., March 1, 2014
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