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== Professional career == |
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From 1977 until 1981, Viken served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota and in 1981 became the Acting United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota.<ref name=whgov_20090625>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Nominates-Charlene-Honeywell-and-Jeffrey-Viken-to-Serve-on-the-Federal-District-Court-Bench/ President Obama Nominates Charlene Honeywell and Jeffrey Viken to Serve on the Federal District Court Bench], ''whitehouse.gov'' (June 25, 2009).</ref> From 1981 to 1982, Viken was a partner in the [[Rapid City, South Dakota]] law firm of Finch, Viken & Viken, and then from 1981 to 1992, Viken was a partner in the Rapid City firm of Finch, Viken, Viken & Pechota. From 1992 until 2003, Viken served as a partner in the Rapid City law firm of Viken, Viken, Pechota, Leach & Dewell, LLP.<ref name=whgov_20090625/><ref name="fjc.gov"/> |
From 1977 until 1981, Viken served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota and in 1981 became the Acting United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota.<ref name=whgov_20090625>[http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Nominates-Charlene-Honeywell-and-Jeffrey-Viken-to-Serve-on-the-Federal-District-Court-Bench/ President Obama Nominates Charlene Honeywell and Jeffrey Viken to Serve on the Federal District Court Bench] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091017191446/http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Nominates-Charlene-Honeywell-and-Jeffrey-Viken-to-Serve-on-the-Federal-District-Court-Bench/ |date=2009-10-17 }}, ''whitehouse.gov'' (June 25, 2009).</ref> From 1981 to 1982, Viken was a partner in the [[Rapid City, South Dakota]] law firm of Finch, Viken & Viken, and then from 1981 to 1992, Viken was a partner in the Rapid City firm of Finch, Viken, Viken & Pechota. From 1992 until 2003, Viken served as a partner in the Rapid City law firm of Viken, Viken, Pechota, Leach & Dewell, LLP.<ref name=whgov_20090625/><ref name="fjc.gov"/> |
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In 2003, Viken was appointed federal public defender for the District of South Dakota by the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit]].<ref name=whgov_20090625/> In 2005, the Eighth Circuit appointed Viken the federal public defender for the District of North Dakota as well to lead a combined-district organization for both North Dakota and South Dakota.<ref name="fjc.gov"/>https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/viken-jeffrey-lynn |
In 2003, Viken was appointed federal public defender for the District of South Dakota by the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit]].<ref name=whgov_20090625/> In 2005, the Eighth Circuit appointed Viken the federal public defender for the District of North Dakota as well to lead a combined-district organization for both North Dakota and South Dakota.<ref name="fjc.gov"/>https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/viken-jeffrey-lynn |
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Jeffrey Lynn Viken
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Portrait of Jeffrey L. Viken
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Karen Schreier |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota | |
| Assumed office September 30, 2009 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Lawrence L. Piersol |
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| Born | Jeffrey Lynn Viken 1952 (age 71–72) Huron, South Dakota |
| Education | University of South Dakota (B.A.) University of South Dakota School of Law (J.D.) |
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Jeffrey Lynn Viken (born 1952) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota. He has been the federal public defender for North Dakota and South Dakota.
Born in Huron, South Dakota, Viken earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of South Dakota in May 1974 and a Juris Doctor from the University of South Dakota School of Law in May 1977.[1]
From 1977 until 1981, Viken served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota and in 1981 became the Acting United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota.[2] From 1981 to 1982, Viken was a partner in the Rapid City, South Dakota law firm of Finch, Viken & Viken, and then from 1981 to 1992, Viken was a partner in the Rapid City firm of Finch, Viken, Viken & Pechota. From 1992 until 2003, Viken served as a partner in the Rapid City law firm of Viken, Viken, Pechota, Leach & Dewell, LLP.[2][1]
In 2003, Viken was appointed federal public defender for the District of South Dakota by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.[2] In 2005, the Eighth Circuit appointed Viken the federal public defender for the District of North Dakota as well to lead a combined-district organization for both North Dakota and South Dakota.[1]https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/viken-jeffrey-lynn
On June 25, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Viken to a vacant seat on the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota that was created when Judge Lawrence L. Piersol took senior status.[2] The United States Senate confirmed Viken in a 99-0 vote on September 29, 2009.[3] He received his commission the following day. He has served as Chief Judge since 2013.[1]
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| Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota 2009–present |
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| Preceded by | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota 2013–present | |
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