From the Sioux Fall Argus Leader (via How Appealing):
Judge Tony Portra of Aberdeen is one-eighth Turtle Mountain Chippewa.
There is no official data on the race or ethnicity of the 38 circuit judges in South Dakota, or the five members of the state’s Supreme Court, but it appears Portra is the only one with a minority background.
In a state where more than 8 percent of the citizens and 25 percent of the male prison population are Native American, many are watching as Gov. Mike Rounds prepares to appoint a new justice to the Supreme Court.
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