Scott P. MyrenScott Palmer Myren is an Associate Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court.EducationMyren earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of South Dakota in 1985 and he earned his Juris Doctor from the Rutgers Law School in 1988.Legal careerAfter graduation from law school, Myren began practicing law in Denver, Colorado. In 1990, he returned to South Dakota to serve as the South Dakota Supreme Court's permanent staff attorney.Judicial careerState judicial careerMyren began his judicial career as an administrative law judge after being appointed by Governor Walter Dale Miller. From 1999 to 2004 Myren served as a Magistrate Judge for the Sixth Judicial Circuit. In 2004, he was appointed as a Circuit Judge for the Fifth Judicial Circuit by Governor Mike Rounds. In 2014 he became the Presiding Judge and served until his appointment to the South Dakota Supreme Court.South Dakota Supreme Court serviceOn October 28, 2020, Governor Kristi Noem announced her appointment of Myren to be a justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of David Gilbertson. He was sworn into office on January 5, 2021.