George T. Mickelson

George T. Mickelson
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota
In office
1954–1965
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAxel J. Beck
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota
In office
December 9, 1953 – February 28, 1965
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded bySeat established by 65 Stat. 710
Succeeded byFred Joseph Nichol
18th Governor of South Dakota
In office
January 7, 1947 – January 2, 1951
LieutenantSioux K. Grigsby
Rex A. Terry
Preceded byMerrell Q. Sharpe
Succeeded bySigurd Anderson
16th Attorney General of South Dakota
In office
1943–1947
GovernorMerrell Q. Sharpe
Preceded byLeo A. Temmey
Succeeded bySigurd Anderson
Personal details
Born
George Theodore Mickelson

(1903-07-23)July 23, 1903
Selby, South Dakota, U.S.
DiedFebruary 28, 1965(1965-02-28) (aged 61)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota U.S.
Resting placeWoodlawn Cemetery
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Political partyRepublican
ChildrenGeorge S. Mickelson
EducationUniversity of South Dakota School of Law (LL.B.)

George Theodore Mickelson (July 23, 1903 – February 28, 1965) was an American lawyer, 16th Attorney General of South Dakota and 18th Governor of South Dakota, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota. He is the patriarch of the prominent Mickelson family of South Dakota.