2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

North Dakota Supreme Court Justice (10-year term)

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Jerod E. Tufte

Nonpartisan

Current office: incumbent justice

Work: Justice, North Dakota Supreme Court (since 2017)

Jerod E. Tufte is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as a justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court since 2017. He previously served as state's attorney for Kidder County, counsel for Governor Jack Dalrymple, and district judge.

Jerod Tufte has served on the North Dakota Supreme Court since 2017. He was a district judge in the Southeast Judicial District from 2014, legal counsel to Governor Jack Dalrymple from 2011 to 2014, and Kidder County State's Attorney from 2005 to 2011. He served as a JAG officer in the North Dakota Army National Guard from 2008 to 2016 and earlier worked as a computer engineer for Motorola.

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