Episode 2: Judith Knittle Meierhenry

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Episode 2: Judith Knittle Meierhenry

Former Associate Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court

In 2002, South Dakota was the only state in the United States without a woman supreme court justice. Governor William Janklow changed that designation in November that same year with the appointment of Judith Meierhenry to Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court. Growing up in a time when teaching was an expected career option for women, Meierhenry followed in her siblings’ footsteps to become a teacher. In her early 30s, she forged a new career path by earning a law degree, resulting in an interesting professional journey and ultimately her position on the South Dakota Supreme Court. 

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