Neil Fulton is an American attorney who is the 14th Dean of the

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and was the former Federal Public Defender for the District of South Dakota and District of North Dakota from 2010 to 2019.

Education

Fulton received his bachelor's degree from

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in 1994. He enrolled in the

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, where he received his J.D. in 1997, graduating first in his class.

Legal career

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

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. 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

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as the Federal Defender for South Dakota and North Dakota.

External links

Federal Public Defender for South Dakota and North Dakota website

References

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