A Historical Sketch of the Supreme Court
North Dakota Supreme Court since Statehood
1. October 1889 - August 15, 1898 Guy C. H. Corliss Joseph Bartholomew Alfred Wallin2. August 1898 - December 31, 1900 Newton C. Young Joseph Bartholomew Alfred Wallin3. January 1901 - December 31, 1902 Newton C. Young David Morgan Alfred Wallin4. January 1903 - July 20, 1904 Newton C. Young David Morgan John M. Cochrane5. August 1904 - July 1906 Newton C. Young David Morgan Edward Engerud6. August 1, 1906 - December 1906 John Knauf David Morgan Edward Engerud7. January 1907 - January 10, 1907 Charles Fisk David Morgan Edward Engerud8. January 31, 1907 - January 14, 1909 Charles Fisk David Morgan Burleigh F. Spalding9. January 15, 1909 - December 31, 1910 Charles Fisk David Morgan Burleigh F. Spalding Sidney E. Ellsworth John Carmody10. January 1911 - August 31, 1911 Charles Fisk David Morgan Burleigh F. Spalding Evan B. Goss Edward T. Burke11. October 1911 - December 31, 1914 Charles Fisk Andrew A. Bruce Burleigh F. Spalding Evan B. Goss Edward T. Burke12. January 1915 - December 31, 1916 Charles Fisk Andrew A. Bruce Adolph M. Christianson Evan B. Goss Edward T. Burke13. January 1917 - December 1, 1918 Luther E. Birdzell Andrew A. Bruce Adolph M. Christianson Richard Grace James Robinson14. December 1918 - December 31, 1922 Luther E. Birdzell James Robinson Adolph M. Christianson Richard Grace Harrison A. Bronson15. January 1923 - December 31, 1924 Luther E. Birdzell Harrison A. Bronson Adolph M. Christianson William Nuessle Sveinbjorn Johnson16. January 1925 - December 1, 1926 Luther E. Birdzell John Burke Adolph M. Christianson William Nuessle Sveinbjorn Johnson17. December 1, 1926 - November 1, 1933 Luther E. Birdzell John Burke Adolph M. Christianson William Nuessle Alexander Burr18. December 1, 1933 - December 1934 George Moellring John Burke Adolph M. Christianson William Nuessle Alexander Burr19. January 1935 - May 14, 1937 James Morris John Burke Adolph M. Christianson William Nuessle Alexander Burr20. December 1937 - December 31, 1938 James Morris Alexander Burr Adolph M. Christianson William Nuessle Peter O. (P.O.) Sathre21. January 1939 - September 19, 1949 James Morris Thomas J. Burke Adolph M. Christianson William Nuessle Alexander Burr22. September 19, 1949 - December 31, 1950 James Morris Thomas J. Burke Adolph M. Christianson William Nuessle Gudmunder Grimson23. January 1951 - February 11, 1954 James Morris Thomas J. Burke Adolph M. Christianson Gudmunder Grimson Peter O. (P.O.) Sathre24. April 1954 - December 1958 James Morris Thomas J. Burke Nels Johnson Gudmunder Grimson Peter O. (P.O.) Sathre25. January 1959 - December 31, 1962 James Morris Thomas J. Burke Alvin C. Strutz Obert C. Teigen Peter O. (P.O.) Sathre26. January 1963 - December 31, 1964 James Morris Thomas J. Burke Alvin C. Strutz Obert C. Teigen Ralph J. Erickstad27. January 1965 - March 20, 1966 Harvey B. Knudson Thomas J. Burke Alvin C. Strutz Obert C. Teigen Ralph J. Erickstad28. April 1, 1966 - December 31, 1966 Harvey B. Knudson Alvin C. Strutz Obert C. Teigen Ralph J. Erickstad William S. Murray29. January 1967 - June 16, 1973 Harvey B. Knudson Ralph J. Erickstad Alvin C. Strutz Obert C. Teigen William Paulson30. June 27, 1973 - June 1974 Harvey B. Knudson Ralph J. Erickstad William Paulson Obert C. Teigen Robert Vogel31. July 1974 - January 1975 Harvey B. Knudson Ralph J. Erickstad William Paulson Robert Vogel J. Philip Johnson32. January 6, 1975 - August 15, 1978 Ralph J. Erickstad William Paulson Robert Vogel Paul M. Sand Vernon R. Pederson33. August 15, 1978 - October 1, 1983 Ralph J. Erickstad William Paulson Paul M. Sand Vernon R. Pederson Gerald W. VandeWalle34. October 1, 1983 - December 8, 1984 Ralph J. Erickstad Paul M. Sand Vernon R. Pederson Gerald W. VandeWalle H. F. Gierke III35. February 1, 1985 - November 20, 1991 Ralph J. Erickstad Gerald W. VandeWalle H. F. Gierke III Herbert L. Meschke Beryl J. Levine36. February 11, 1992 - December 31, 1992 Ralph J. Erickstad Gerald W. VandeWalle Herbert L. Meschke Beryl J. Levine J. Philip Johnson37. January 1, 1993 - March 1, 1996 Gerald W. VandeWalle Herbert L. Meschke Beryl J. Levine William A. Neumann Dale V. Sandstrom38. March 25, 1996 - October 1, 1998 Gerald W. VandeWalle Herbert L. Meschke William A. Neumann Dale V. Sandstrom Mary Muehlen Maring39. November 2, 1998 - March 14, 2005 Gerald W. VandeWalle William A. Neumann Dale V. Sandstrom Mary Muehlen Maring Carol Ronning Kapsner40. July 15, 2005 - Present Gerald W. VandeWalle Dale V. Sandstrom Mary Muehlen Maring Carol Ronning Kapsner Daniel J. Crothers