Things have come full-circle for South Dakota's newest Supreme Court Justice Patricia DeVaney. On Thursday, DeVaney took her oath of office in the state's Capitol Rotunda in Pierre, steps away from her first office as a young lawyer with the Attorney General's Office.
Now, more than 20 years later, DeVaney will be the 52nd justice to preside over the state's highest court in South Dakota's original supreme courtroom, located on the second floor of the Capitol.