JUDICIAL VOICES PROJECT
Capturing Histories of the South Dakota Supreme Court on its 125th Anniversary
HISTORIES, ACCOUNTS AND COMMENTARIES ON THE SUPREME COURT AND LEGAL PRACTICE IN THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
WELCOME FROM CHIEF JUSTICE GILBERTSON
About The Judicial Voices Project...
The Judicial Voices Project is a collaborative attempt at capturing a historic snapshot of the South Dakota Supreme Court on its 125th Anniversary. Partners in this effort include...
History & Overview
The South Dakota Supreme Court has had a long and storied past since its inception 125 years ago. The Court has made great strides from its roots in the Territorial Supreme Court...
What is Oral History?
With the advent of writing came “history” – an author’s written account of past events. As these “histories” emerged, so too developed the rules, methods, and conventions commonly accepted for producing such work...
Poem
by Frank Pommersheim
This poem written for South Dakota's Quasquicentennial Celebration for the 125th Anniversary of the South Dakota Judiciary.
Frank Pommersheim is serving on several Tribal Appellate Courts & serves as the Chief Justice for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Court of Appeals & the Rosebud Sioux Supreme Court...
Even though life
is a life sentence
All should be eligible
for the parole
of justice
Across the prairie
on both sides
of the River