Nils Boe

Nils Andreas Boe
Senior Judge of the United States Court of International Trade
In office April 30, 1984 – July 30, 1992
Judge of the United States Court of International Trade
In office November 1, 1980 – April 30, 1984
Appointed by	Assigned to court by operation of law
Preceded by	Court created
Succeeded by	Nicholas Tsoucalas
Chief Judge of the United States Customs Court
In office 1971–1977
Judge of the United States Customs Court
In office August 10, 1971 – November 1, 1980
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Samuel Murray Rosenstein
Succeeded by	Court abolished
23rd Governor of South Dakota
In office January 5, 1965 – January 7, 1969
Lieutenant	Lem Overpeck
Preceded by	Archie M. Gubbrud
Succeeded by	Frank Farrar
28th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
In office 1963–1965
Governor	Archie M. Gubbrud
Preceded by	Joseph H. Bottum
Succeeded by	Lem Overpeck
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
In office 1953–1958
Personal details
Born	(1913-09-10)September 10, 1913 Baltic, South Dakota
Died	July 30, 1992(1992-07-30) (aged 78) Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Bachelor
Relations	Nils N. (father) and Sissel C. Finseth (mother)
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin–Madison (A.B., 1935, LL.B. 1937)
Profession	Attorney

Nils Andreas Boe (September 10, 1913 – July 30, 1992) was an American attorney who served as the 23rd Governor of South Dakota from 1965 to 1969. He served as a Judge for the United States Customs Court, later the United States Court of International Trade.

Biography

Nils Andreas Boe was born in Baltic in Minnehaha County, South Dakota. He was the youngest son of Lutheran minister Nils N. Boe (1861-1938) and Sissel Catherine Finseth (1874-1960), both immigrants from Norway. He was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1935), where he was a member of the track team, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School (1937). Boe served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Career

Boe was later elected to the state legislature representing Sioux Falls from 1953 to 1958. He was the 28th Lieutenant Governor from 1963 to 1965 and Governor from 1965 to 1969. Boe, who was unmarried, was South Dakota's only bachelor governor. His sister, Borghild Marie Boe (1906-1994), served as the state's official hostess during his term in office.

The Boe administration improved the state's reservoir system, enacted a worker training program to attract new industry to South Dakota, increased state aid to schools, and created a retirement program for state employees. The administration also was noteworthy for advocating property tax cuts and starting the state's educational television system. The legislature also passed laws prohibiting employment discrimination against women and guaranteeing women equal wages for equal work.

After leaving office, Boe was appointed by Richard M. Nixon as the first director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs in the Executive Office of the President of the United States 1969 to 1971.

Federal Judicial Service

On July 28, 1971, President Nixon nominated Boe to serve as a Judge for the United States Customs Court, to the seat vacated by Judge Samuel Murray Rosenstein. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 6, 1971 and received his commission on August 10, 1971. He served as Chief Judge of the Court from 1971 to 1977. On November 1, 1980, he was transferred by operation of law to the newly created United States Court of International Trade. He took senior status on April 30, 1984 and served in that capacity until his death. He was succeeded by Judge Nicholas Tsoucalas.

Death

Nils Boe died of cancer on July 30, 1992, at Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Legacy

In 1971, members of the Boe family had established an endowment at Augustana College (now Augustana University) for the Center for Western Studies to support a non-partisan lecture series. Nils Boe is memorialized by The Boe Forum on Public Affairs conducted annually at Augustana University.

External links

• Nils A. Boe Papers, White House Central Files, 1969-1971
• National Governors Association

• Nils Boe at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.