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Justice Of The Supreme Court: North Dakota 2026

Ariston E Johnson and Jerod Tufte are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Justice Of The Supreme Court in North Dakota. This seat is voted statewide, so it is on every North Dakota ballot.

Ariston E Johnson

Ariston E Johnson is a nonpartisan candidate for North Dakota Supreme Court justice, an attorney with nearly 20 years of legal practice in North Dakota and neighboring states, per his campaign site. A fourth-generation North Dakotan born in Watford City, he has practiced law in Bismarck and Watford City and served as McKenzie County assistant state's attorney, per his campaign site.

Top Priorities

From the campaign site

• Apply judicial restraint and humility in interpreting the law
• Respect the roles of the legislative and executive branches
• Bring diverse legal experience to the Supreme Court

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Jerod Tufte Incumbent

Jerod Tufte is a justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court, serving since January 2017, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, he earned a computer engineering degree from Case Western Reserve University and a law degree from Arizona State University, clerked on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, and served as Kidder County State's Attorney, legal counsel to Governor Jack Dalrymple, and a district court judge before joining the Supreme Court.

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