Eric Schulte was confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota on May 15, 2024. Previously, he was a partner at Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, L.L.P. since 2006. From 1999 to 2000, Mr. Schulte served as a law clerk to the South Dakota Second Judicial Circuit in Sioux Falls. He received his J.D. from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1999 and his B.A. from the University of South Dakota in 1994.