Roberto Lange was confirmed by a unanimous U.S. Senate Wednesday as the newest federal district judge for South Dakota.
President Barack Obama nominated Lange to the position after receiving a recommendation from U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson earlier this year. Lange, a Madison, S.D., native, will serve in Pierre, replacing Judge Charles Kornmann, who has assumed senior status.
Lange joined DEHS as a litigator in 1989 and became a partner in 1993. He handled complex commercial litigation, products liability and significant injury cases, class action and ERISA litigation and other business disputes for both smaller and nationally known clients. He also appeared before the United States Supreme Court in 2005, arguing Rhines v. Weber, a case on which he was court-appointed counsel.