List of North Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justices
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The following is a list of Chief Justices of the North Dakota Supreme Court
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# Name Term Life
1 Guy C. H. Corliss
Guy C. H. Corliss
Guy C. H. Corliss was an American judge who served one of the first three Justices of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1889 to 1898. He died in Portland, Oregon in 1937 at age 79.-External links:*...

 
1889–1892 1858–1937
2 Joseph Bartholomew
Joseph Bartholomew
Joseph Bartholomew was an American judge who served one of the first three Justices of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1889 to 1900. He died unexpectedly in 1901 at age 57.-External links:*...

 
1892–1894 1843–1901
3 Alfred Wallin
Alfred Wallin
Alfred Wallin was an American judge who served one of the first three Justices of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1889 to 1902.-Background:...

 
1894–1896 1836–1923
4 Guy C. H. Corliss
Guy C. H. Corliss
Guy C. H. Corliss was an American judge who served one of the first three Justices of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1889 to 1898. He died in Portland, Oregon in 1937 at age 79.-External links:*...

 
1896–1899 1858–1937
5 Joseph Bartholomew
Joseph Bartholomew
Joseph Bartholomew was an American judge who served one of the first three Justices of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1889 to 1900. He died unexpectedly in 1901 at age 57.-External links:*...

 
1899–1901 1843–1901
6 Alfred Wallin
Alfred Wallin
Alfred Wallin was an American judge who served one of the first three Justices of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1889 to 1902.-Background:...

 
1901–1903 1836–1923
7 Newton C. Young
Newton C. Young
Newton C. Young was an American judge who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1898 to 1906. He died in Fargo, North Dakota in 1912 at age 61.-External links:*...

 
1903–1906 1862–1923
8 David Morgan
David Morgan (North Dakota)
David Morgan was an American judge who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1901 to 1911. He died in California in 1912 at age 62.-External links:*...

 
1906–1911 1849–1912
9 Burleigh F. Spalding
Burleigh F. Spalding
Burleigh Folsom Spalding was a United States Representative from North Dakota. He was born on a farm near Craftsbury, Vermont. He attended the Lyndon Literary Institute in Lyndon, Vermont and was graduated from Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont in 1877...

 
1911–1915 1853–1934
10 Charles Fisk
Charles Fisk
Charles Fisk was an American judge who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1907 to 1916. He died in Minot, North Dakota in 1932 at age 70.-External links:*...

 
1915–1917 1862–1932
11 Andrew A. Bruce
Andrew A. Bruce
Andrew A. Bruce was an American judge who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1911 to 1918. He died in Minnesota in 1934 at age 68.-External links:*...

 
1917–1918 1866–1934
12 Adolph M. Christianson
Adolph M. Christianson
Adolph M. Christianson was a justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court.-Background:Christianson was born in Brumunddal in Ringsaker, Hedmark County, Norway. He came to the United States with his parents in 1882. He spent his childhood in Polk County, Minnesota, and received his early education in...

 
1918–1921 1877–1954
13 James Robinson  1921 1843–1933
14 Richard Grace
Richard Grace
Colonel Richard Grace was an Irish Royalist soldier who fought for Charles I, Charles II and James II.-Biography:Grace the younger son of Robert Grace, Baron of Courtstown, was born the early part of the 17th century, of a Kilkenny family that may have been descended from Odo, Count of Champagne...

 
1921–1922 1868–1929
15 Luther E. Birdzell
Luther E. Birdzell
Luther E. Birdzell was an American teacher and lawyer who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1917 to 1933. He died at the age of 92 in 1973.-External links:*...

 
1922–1923 1880–1973
16 Harrison A. Bronson
Harrison A. Bronson
Harrison A. Bronson was an American legislator and attorney who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1918 to 1924. He died at the age of 73 in 1947.-External links:*...

 
1923–1925 1873–1947
17 Adolph M. Christianson
Adolph M. Christianson
Adolph M. Christianson was a justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court.-Background:Christianson was born in Brumunddal in Ringsaker, Hedmark County, Norway. He came to the United States with his parents in 1882. He spent his childhood in Polk County, Minnesota, and received his early education in...

 
1925–1927 1877–1954
18 Luther E. Birdzell
Luther E. Birdzell
Luther E. Birdzell was an American teacher and lawyer who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1917 to 1933. He died at the age of 92 in 1973.-External links:*...

 
1927–1928 1880–1973
19 William Nuessle  1928–1929 1878–1959
20 John Burke  1929–1931 1859–1937
21 Adolph M. Christianson
Adolph M. Christianson
Adolph M. Christianson was a justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court.-Background:Christianson was born in Brumunddal in Ringsaker, Hedmark County, Norway. He came to the United States with his parents in 1882. He spent his childhood in Polk County, Minnesota, and received his early education in...

 
1931–1933 1877–1954
22 William Nuessle  1933 1878–1959
23 Luther E. Birdzell
Luther E. Birdzell
Luther E. Birdzell was an American teacher and lawyer who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1917 to 1933. He died at the age of 92 in 1973.-External links:*...

 
1933 1880–1973
24 Alexander Burr  1933–1935 1871–1951
25 John Burke  1935–1937 1859–1937
26 Adolph M. Christianson
Adolph M. Christianson
Adolph M. Christianson was a justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court.-Background:Christianson was born in Brumunddal in Ringsaker, Hedmark County, Norway. He came to the United States with his parents in 1882. He spent his childhood in Polk County, Minnesota, and received his early education in...

 
1937–1939 1877–1954
27 William Nuessle  1939–1941 1878–1959
28 Alexander Burr  1941–1943 1871–1951
29 James Morris  1943–1945 1893–1980
30 Adolph M. Christianson
Adolph M. Christianson
Adolph M. Christianson was a justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court.-Background:Christianson was born in Brumunddal in Ringsaker, Hedmark County, Norway. He came to the United States with his parents in 1882. He spent his childhood in Polk County, Minnesota, and received his early education in...

 
1945–1949 1877–1954
31 William Nuessle  1949–1951 1878–1959
32 James Morris  1951–1955 1893–1980
33 Thomas J. Burke  1955–1957 1896–1966
34 Gudmunder Grimson  1957–1959 1878–1965
35 Peter O. (P.O.) Sathre
Peter O. Sathre
Peter O. Sathre was Justice of the Supreme Court of the state of North Dakota, USA, from 1937 to 1938 and from 1951 to 1962. He also served as North Dakota Attorney General from 1933 to 1937 and in 1948....

 
1959–1963 1876–1968
36 James Morris  1963–1965 1893–1980
37 Thomas J. Burke  1965–1966 1896–1966
38 Obert C. Teigen
Obert C. Teigen
Obert C. Teigen was the Chief Justice on the North Dakota Supreme Court from 1965 to 1966 and from 1967 to 1971. He left the court in 1974 after 15 years on the bench since assuming office on January 13, 1959....

 
1965–1966 1908–1978
39 Alvin C. Strutz
Alvin C. Strutz
Alvin C. Strutz was the Chief Justice on the North Dakota Supreme Court in 1967 and from 1971 to 1973. He died while serving on the court at the age of 70 in 1973, after serving for 14 years...

 
1967 1903–1973
40 Obert C. Teigen
Obert C. Teigen
Obert C. Teigen was the Chief Justice on the North Dakota Supreme Court from 1965 to 1966 and from 1967 to 1971. He left the court in 1974 after 15 years on the bench since assuming office on January 13, 1959....

 
1967–1971 1908–1978
41 Alvin C. Strutz
Alvin C. Strutz
Alvin C. Strutz was the Chief Justice on the North Dakota Supreme Court in 1967 and from 1971 to 1973. He died while serving on the court at the age of 70 in 1973, after serving for 14 years...

 
1971–1973 1903–1973
42 Ralph J. Erickstad
Ralph J. Erickstad
Ralph J. Erickstad was the Chief Justice on the North Dakota Supreme Court from 1973–1992. He retired December 31, 1992 after serving 30 years on the Supreme Court.-External links:**...

 
1973–1992 1922–2001
43 Gerald W. VandeWalle
Gerald W. VandeWalle
Gerald Wayne VandeWalle is the Chief Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court. Justice VandeWalle was born in Noonan, North Dakota and graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1955 with a bachelor of science degree in Commerce. He then received a juris doctor degree from the University...

1993–present 1933–
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