Candidate · Justice of the Supreme Court, seat 1
Jerod Tufte
- Current office
- Justice, North Dakota Supreme Court (since 2017)
- Occupation
- Judge
Background
- Elected to the court in 2016, succeeding Dale Sandstrom; the only sitting justice first chosen by election rather than appointment. source: northdakotamonitor.com
- Former state's attorney, general counsel to Gov. Jack Dalrymple (2011-2014) and judge of the Southeast Judicial District (appointed 2014). source: ballotpedia.org
- Degrees: computer engineering, Case Western Reserve University; J.D., Arizona State University. source: ballotpedia.org
- Led the June 2026 primary with 63.4% (unofficial). source: en.wikipedia.org
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- Modernize court technology; serves on a lawyer-shortage task force and an AI working group source: northdakotamonitor.com
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