Roger Alan Tellinghuisen was born on March 27,1953 and is an American attorney, was the 27th Attorney General of South Dakota from 1987 to 1991.
10 Facts About Roger Tellinghuisen
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Roger Tellinghuisen graduated from Black Hills State University with a degree in Business Administration in 1975 and obtained his JD from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1978.
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In 1982, Roger Tellinghuisen was appointed the first full-time states attorney for Lawrence County where he was the chief legal counsel and criminal lawyer for the county providing legal counsel to the Board of County Commissioners, Planning and Zoning Commission and the other county offices.
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On June 28,1986, Meade County States Attorney Mike Jackley, who was a law school classmate of Roger Tellinghuisen's, withdrew before the voting commenced.
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Roger Tellinghuisen defeated Democrat and Lincoln County States Attorney Jeff Masten by a vote of 153,871 for Roger Tellinghuisen to 133,577 for Jeff.
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Roger Tellinghuisen was responsible for overseeing five legal divisions staffed by 23 attorneys.
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Roger Tellinghuisen petitioned the United States Supreme Court, which granted certiorari.
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Roger Tellinghuisen argued in front of the United States Supreme Court, although unsuccessfully, that the law was unduly coercive upon the state.
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Roger Tellinghuisen was a member of the Black Hills State University Foundation for 23 years, serving as its president for 17 of those years; he is a past president and board member of the Spearfish Chamber of Commerce and on numerous other boards and commissions.
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Roger Tellinghuisen holds the highest peer review rating awarded by Martindale-Hubble Law Directory.