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Randolph J. Seiler
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Meet the U.S. Attorney
Randolph J. Seiler
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Randolph J. Seiler was nominated by President Barack Obama as the 41 st United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota. He was sworn in on October 8, 2015, by U.S. District Judge Roberto Lange at a ceremony at the U.S. Courthouse in Pierre, South Dakota. Mr. Seiler has been with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for 20 years. Prior to his appointment he served as both Acting and Interim U.S. Attorney and also as the First Assistant United States Attorney and the Tribal Liaison for the District of South Dakota. As First Assistant, Mr. Seiler was responsible for the day-to-day management and operation of the U.S. Attorney's Office. He supervised the U.S. Attorney’s branch office in Pierre, where he was directly involved in prosecutorial matters and decisions. As Tribal Liaison, he consulted and coordinated with tribal justice officials and leaders, tribal communities, and victim advocates in an effort to address any issues in the prosecution of major crimes in Indian country in South Dakota. Mr. Seiler has had a distinguished career as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. He spent 14 years prosecuting violent crime offenses. In 2001, he received the Department of Justice Attorney General’s Award for Fraud Prevention.