Neil Fulton

Neil Fulton is an American attorney who is the 14th Dean of the University of South Dakota School of Law and was the former Federal Public Defender for the District of South Dakota and District of North Dakota from 2010 to 2019.[1]

Neil Fulton
14th Dean of University of South Dakota
School of Law
Assumed office
July 1, 2019
Preceded byThomas Geu
Federal Public Defender for District of South Dakota and District of North Dakota
In office
2010–2019
GovernorKristi Noem
Doug Burgum
Preceded byJeffrey L. Viken
Chief of Staff to the
Governor of South Dakota
In office
2003–2011
GovernorMike Rounds
Preceded byDave Knudson
Succeeded byDusty Johnson
Personal details
BornMiller, South Dakota
Political partyRepublican
Alma materYale University (BA)
University of Minnesota (JD)

Education

Fulton received his bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1994. He enrolled in the University of Minnesota Law School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he received his J.D. in 1997, graduating first in his class.[2]

Fulton was a judicial law clerk for Judge Diana Murphy of the United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals after graduating from law school.

In 2007, Fulton became Chief of Staff for then-Governor Mike Rounds. In that capacity he oversaw the day-to-day operations of state government, managed legislative and budgetary proposals for the Office of the Governor, drafted legislation on many issues and worked with public and private organizations across the state.

Federal public defender for South Dakota and North Dakota

In 2010, Fulton was appointed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit as the Federal Defender for South Dakota and North Dakota.[3]

References
  1. "New federal public defender sworn in for Dakotas". Bismarck Tribune.
  2. "Neil Fulton Announced as University of South Dakota Law School Dean". University of South Dakota School of Law.
  3. "South Dakota Federal Public Defender". Federal Public Defender of South and North Dakota.
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