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| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | Columbia Law School Harvard University Colgate University |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, Professor |
Frank Pommersheim is an University of South Dakota School of Law law professor who has written extensively in the field of American Indian Law. He is considered to be one of the most notable experts in the American Indian legal firmament. Pommersheim is serving on several tribal appellate courts and serves as the Chief Justice for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Court of Appeals and the Rosebud Sioux Supreme Court. and is also notable for his involvement in the The Camden 28.
Early life
Frank Pommersheim was born in New York City but moved to the Rosebud Sioux Reservation in 1974 where he worked for 10 years before joining the University of South Dakota faculty in 1984.
Education and career
Pommersheim graduated in 1965 with a Bachelor of Arts from Colgate University' He earned a J.D. from Columbia Law School in 1968, and a MPA from Harvard University.
Involvement in the Camden 28
The Camden 28 were a group of "Catholic left" anti-Vietnam War activists who in 1971 planned and executed a raid on a Camden, New Jersey draft board. Pommersheim, who was appropriately 28 at the time, was a member of this group's anti-Vietnam War activists. Raid resulted in a high-profile trial against the activists that was seen by many as a referendum on the Vietnam War and as an example of successful use of jury nullification.
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References
- https://www.usd.edu/law/frankpommersheim.cfm.
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