Title: Randy Seiler to remain as U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota
Headings: Randy Seiler to remain as U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota
Randy Seiler to remain as U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota
Content: Seiler’s nomination was sent to the U.S. Senate for confirmation, but it was not acted upon in the allotted timeframe. Given that, federal statute 28 USC 546 – subsection (d) provides the U.S. District Court the authority to appoint a U. S. Attorney. Subsequently, Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court, ordered Randolph J. Seiler as the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, effective February 5, 2016. Seiler can remain in his position until it is filled by the new administration. Seiler has been with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for over 20 years. He has served as both the First Assistant U.S. Attorney and the Tribal Liaison for the District of South Dakota. Before that, Seiler was an Assistant U.S. Attorney, and he spent 14 years prosecuting violent crime offenses in Indian country and other areas throughout the state. Seiler also served as counsel to the Director in the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., in 2008. He has been an instructor at the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina, as well as a presenter at numerous conferences and trainings on various topics including violent crime, sexual assault, domestic violence, and legal issues in the prosecution of crimes in Indian country. He has received the Attorney General's Award for Fraud Prevention, as well as the Director's Award for Superior Performance in Indian Country.