Ted McBride (1949–2018) was an American attorney and 37th

United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota The United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota is the United States Attorney responsible for representing the federal government in the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota. By statute, the U.S. Attorney is re ...

Early life and education

Ted McBride graduated with a J.D.

University of South Dakota School of Law The University of South Dakota School of Law also known as University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law or USD Law in Vermillion, South Dakota, United States, is a professional school of the University of South Dakota and the only law school in ...

in 1978.

Career

McBride initially served as the interim U.S. Attorney in 1993, after the United States Senate voted to not confirm the appointment of Kevin Schieffer after the controversial handling of the Sue-Dinosaur legal dispute. McBride was then appointed by President

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to be the

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for the District of South Dakota in 1999 to replace outgoing U.S. Attorney

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, who was appointed a U.S. District Judge by Clinton. McBride was sworn in as U.S. Attorney later that year. He resigned shortly after the accession of

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to the U.S. Presidency.

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United States Attorneys for the District of South Dakota University of South Dakota School of Law alumni 1949 births 2018 deaths {{law-bio-stub

Early life and education

Career

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