Governor Appoints Judge to State Supreme Court

Governor appoints judge to state Supreme Court

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden has appointed Seventh Circuit Presiding Judge Robert Gusinsky to serve as a supreme court justice for the First Supreme District, the governor’s office announced Tuesday. The vacancy was created by the retirement of Justice Janine Kern. The First Supreme District consists of the counties of Custer, Lawrence, Meade and Pennington. “Justice Kern has done a remarkable job serving our state with integrity and fairness,…

Rhoden Appoints Circuit Judge To State Supreme Court

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden has appointed Seventh Circuit Presiding Judge Robert Gusinsky to serve as a supreme court justice for the First Supreme District, the governor’s office announced Tuesday.

Global path lands Latvian-born jurist on South Dakota Supreme Court

Only the omnipotent could have known the odyssey that lay ahead for a young Robert Gusinsky — a path that began six decades ago in Latvia, wound through Israel and Germany, crossed the skies as an airline pilot, and ultimately landed in South Dakota’s highest court.On Monday, Gov. Larry Rhoden announced Gusinsky’s appointment to the South Dakota Supreme Court, naming the Seventh Circuit’s presiding judge to fill a spot behind the bench vacated b…