Tim Bjorkman, candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives, will be the guest speaker at the first District 22 Democratic Forum of 2018.
The event is scheduled for noon on Thursday, January 4th, at the Huron Events Center.
Bjorkman practiced law in Bridgewater for 23 years. As a lawyer, he served on the South Dakota Trial Lawyers Board of Governors and was chair of the State Bar of South Dakota Pattern Jury Instruction Committee. He also served on the South Dakota Board of Pardons and Paroles from 2002 until 2006.
In 2006 Tim was elected a judge of the First Judicial Circuit for South Dakota. He was re-elected without opposition in 2014 and served until leaving the bench last June. He also served as president of the South Dakota Judges Association.