Steven R. Jensen (born March 18, 1963) is the chief justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court since 2021.
[2] Jensen served as a law clerk for Associate Justice Richard W. Sabers of the South Dakota Supreme Court.
[1] At that time he was appointed to the First Judicial Circuit Court of South Dakota by then-governor Mike Rounds, serving until 2014.
[2] Jensen was appointed as an associate justice to the South Dakota Supreme Court in November 2017.
[3] In June 2020, it was announced that Jensen was selected to replace David Gilbertson as the next Chief Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court.
[2] On April 28, 2021, the South Dakota Supreme Court heard arguments in Miller v Barnett, challenging Amendment A passed in the state in 2020, which legalized recreational and medical marijuana.