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North Dakota Supreme Court
The highest court in North Dakota. Who sits on it, how they got there and how long their terms run.
Nonpartisan electionHow justices are chosenVoters elect the justices; no party label appears on the ballot.
10 yearsTerm length
5Sitting justices
1889Founded
No public decision data available for this court. There is no free, consistently coded source of how each state justice votes in cases, so this site doesn't score state judges.
Justices
Lisa Fair McEvers
Chief Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: January 1, 2014
Appointed by Jack Dalrymple (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Douglas Bahr
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: February 1, 2023
Appointed by Doug Burgum (R)
Mark Friese
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: March 9, 2026
Appointed by Kelly Armstrong (R)
Jon Jay Jensen
Justice
Party as listed: Nonpartisan
Took office: 2017
Appointed by Doug Burgum (R)
Photo: Ballotpedia
Source: Ballotpedia, North Dakota Supreme Court (retrieved Oct 26, 2026). “Party as listed” is Ballotpedia’s label; many state justices are officially nonpartisan. Photos from each justice’s Ballotpedia page (or Wikimedia Commons where Ballotpedia has none). Click a name for a short profile.