Janine M. Kern Explained

Janine Kern
Office:	Associate Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court
Appointer:	Dennis Daugaard
Term Start:	January 5, 2015
Predecessor:	John K. Konenkamp
Birth Date:	14 February 1961
Education:	Arizona State University (BS) University of Minnesota (JD)

Janine M. Kern (born February 14, 1961)^[1] is an American attorney and jurist serving as an associate justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court.

Education

She graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Science in 1982, and graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1985.

Career

She served in the Attorney General of South Dakota's office from 1985 to 1996, and became a circuit court judge in the Seventh Judicial Circuit in 1996. She was appointed to the Supreme Court on November 25, 2014, by Governor Dennis Daugaard, and took office on January 5, 2015. She was sworn in by her father, retired South Dakota circuit court judge Paul James Kern.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Legislative Manual South Dakota 2015 . January 5, 2021 . Shantel Krebs, Secretary of State.
2. Web site: Supreme Court Home . The South Dakota Supreme Court . South Dakota Unified Judicial System . February 15, 2015 .
3. News: Erich Schaffhauser . Two Women on South Dakota Supreme Court for First Time . . January 5, 2015 . February 15, 2015 .