In addition to his private practice,Stoltenburg was Deuel County Deputy States Attorney from 1996 to 2000 and as the Deuel County States Attorney from 2000 to 2012. Stoltenburg eventually rose to become the Deputy Staff Judge Advocate for the South Dakota Army National Guard. He retired from the JAG Corps with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in 2017.[2]
State judicial service
He was appointed by Governor Dennis Daugaard in October 2012 to replace David Gienapp.[3] Stoltenburg took office after Gienapp's retirement on January 1,2013. He was re-elected in 2014 for a term that expires in 2022. In April 2015,Stoltenburg was appointed presiding judge of the Third Circuit by Chief Justice David Gilbertson.[4]
After being appointed to the circuit bench,Stoltenburg has sat on the South Dakota Supreme Court bench lieu Justice John K. Konenkamp,whom he had clerked for,on a number of cases.
Personal life
Stoltenburg is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Clear Lake and is involved in many community organizations and events. He and his wife,Lynn,have five children.
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