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Eric Claude Schulte

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota. Active service.

Confirmed 61 to 33Confirmed from the official record
Appointed by
Joseph R. Biden
Nominated
February 8, 2024
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
March 6, 2024
Committee action
Reported (favorably), April 11, 2024
Senate vote
Recorded vote, 61 to 33
Confirmed
May 15, 2024
Commissioned
June 3, 2024
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1972, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • Law clerk, South Dakota Circuit Court, Second Judicial Circuit, 1999-2000
  • Private practice, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 2000-2024
  • Adjunct professor, University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law, 2023

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