Background
Dunn, Francis G. was born on November 12, 1913 in Scenic, South Dakota, United States.
Dunn, Francis G. was born on November 12, 1913 in Scenic, South Dakota, United States.
Bachelor of Laws, University South Dakota, 1937. Master of Arts, George Washington University.
Practice law, Madison, South Dakota, to 1941. Former secretary to the United States Senator W.J. Bulow. Trial attorney Department Justice, Washington, 1946-1950.
Assistant United States attorney for South Dakota, 1950-1954. Associate Doyle, Mahoney & Dunn, Sioux Falls, 1954-1956. Judge Sioux Falls Municipal Court, 1956-1959, South Dakota Circuit Court, 1959-1973.
Justice South Dakota Supreme Court, 1973-1984, chief justice, 1974-1978.
Son of Thomas B. and Mary learning disabilities. Married Betty, January 3, 1942. Children– David, Rebecca, Tom, Carol.