Ron A. Parsons Jr.

Ronald A. Parsons Jr. is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota from 2018 to 2021.

Ronald A. Parsons Jr.
42nd United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota
In office
January 5, 2018 – February 26, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byRandy Seiler
Succeeded byDennis R. Holmes (acting)
Personal details
Born
Ronald A. Parsons, Jr.

(1967-10-20) October 20, 1967
Children2
ResidenceSioux Falls, South Dakota
EducationUniversity of Minnesota (B.A.)
University of South Dakota (J.D.)

Early life and education

Parsons Jr. graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Minnesota in 1994 and then a Juris Doctor with Sterling honors from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1997.

Following law school, Parsons worked as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Roger Leland Wollman, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.[1] He then went into private practice at Johnson, Janklow, Abdallah, Reiter and Parsons, LLP in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

United States Attorney

He was nominated by President Donald Trump on July 27, 2017, to be the United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota.[2] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 20, 2017. He was sworn into office on January 5, 2018.[3]

On February 8, 2021, he along with 55 other Trump-era attorneys were asked to resign.[4] He submitted his resignation on February 22, effective February 26.[5]

Post U.S. Attorney Career

After being U.S. Attorney, Parsons went to work for Sioux Falls law firm Johnson Abdallah Janklow & Reiter LLP.[6]

See also

References
  1. Ellis, Jonathan. "Trump names Sioux Falls attorney to top legal post". argusleader.com. Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
  2. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Fourth Wave of United States Attorney Candidate Nominations". The White House. July 21, 2017. Archived from the original on July 21, 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  3. "Ron Parsons Jr. sworn in as new U.S. attorney for South Dakota". Capital Journal. January 9, 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  4. Balsamo, Michael (February 9, 2021). "Justice Dept. seeks resignations of Trump-era US attorneys". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  5. "U.S. Attorney Parsons announces his resignation" (Press release). Sioux Falls, South Dakota: United States Attorney's Office. February 22, 2021.
  6. "Ron Parsons". janklowabdallah.com. August 6, 2021.


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