Herbert B. Rudolph

[6] Rudolph served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army in World War I, and was a member of the American Legion.

[6] On April 1, 1924, Rudolph was nominated by Governor William H. McMaster to serve on the second judicial circuit of South Dakota, succeeding Asa Forrest.

[7] On March 27, 1931, Rudolph was appointed by Governor Warren Green to the South Dakota Supreme Court to succeed Justice Newton D.

[6] As a justice, his opinions were "recognized for their, terse, simple phrasealogy", and he frequently served "as the neutral member of the board which resolves differences between railway labor and management" for the state.

[1] Rudolph married Neva Streator of Canton, Minnesota, with whom he had a daughter and a son.