Marty Jackley
| Marty Jackley | |
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| 30th Attorney General of South Dakota | |
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Assumed office September 4, 2009 |
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| Governor |
Mike Rounds Dennis Daugaard |
| Preceded by | Larry Long |
| United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota | |
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In office 2006–2009 |
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| Preceded by | Michelle Tapken |
| Succeeded by | Brendan Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 13, 1970 Sturgis, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education |
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (BS) University of South Dakota (JD) |
Marty J. Jackley (born October 13, 1970) is an American attorney from the U.S. state of South Dakota. He serves as the Attorney General of South Dakota. Previously, he served as the United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota.
Marty was raised in Sturgis, South Dakota and graduated from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 1992 with his B.S. in electrical engineering cum laude. He received his J.D. from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1995.
From 1995-97, Jackley served as a law clerk for former Chief Judge Richard Battey in federal district court. Jackley joined the Rapid City law firm of Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson, and Ashmore. As a partner, his practice areas focused on construction & engineering law and real property disputes. At that time, he also served as a Special Assistant Attorney General for South Dakota prosecuting controlled substance felonies.
In 2006, Jackley was recommended by U.S. Senator John Thune and nominated by President George W. Bush to be United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota. Later in 2006, Jackley was unanimously confirmed by the US Senate. Marty was named the South Dakota Prosecutor of the Year in 2008 from the South Dakota State’s Attorneys Association. Jackley was succeeded as U.S. Attorney by Brendan Johnson.
Rounds appointed Jackley to succeed Larry Long as Attorney General of South Dakota in 2009. Jackley won reelection in 2010 and in 2014.
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