Method of Attaining Office and Length of Service

*Justice Sathre and Justice Johnson each held office at two different intervals.

**Time in office for present Justices is computed to

Elected	Time Served

1. Adolph M. Christianson	39 years, 1 month
2. James Morris	30 years
3. Ralph J. Erickstad	30 years
4. William Nuessle	28 years
5. Thomas J. Burke	27 years, 3 months
6. Dale V. Sandstrom**
7. Luther E. Birdzell	16 years, 9 months
8. William Paulson	15 years, 10 months
9. Alfred Wallin	13 years, 1 month
10. P. O. Sathre*	13 years, 1 month
11. John Burke	12 years, 4½ months
12. William A. Neumann	12 years, 2½ months
13. Joseph Bartholomew	11 years, 1 month
14. David Morgan	10 years, 8 months
15. Harvey B. Knudson	10 years
16. Vernon R. Pederson	10 years
17. Charles Fisk	10 years
18. Paul M. Sand	9 years, 11 months
19. Guy C. H. Corliss	8 years, 8½ months
20. Edward T. Burke	6 years
21. Evan B. Goss	6 years
22. Richard Grace	6 years
23. James Robinson	6 years
24. Sveinbjorn Johnson	3 years, 11 months
25. John M. Cochrane	1 year, 7 months


Appointed	Time Served

1. Gerald W. VandeWalle**
2. Alexander Burr	22 years, 10½ months
3. Obert C. Teigen	15 years, 6 months
4. Herbert L. Meschke	13 years, 8 months
5. Alvin C. Strutz	13 years, 6½ months
6. Mary Muehlen Maring**
7. P. O. Sathre*	13 years, 1 month
8. Beryl J. Levine	11 years, 1 month
9. Carol Ronning Kapsner**
10. Gudmunder Grimson	9 years, 3 months
11. H. F. Gierke III	8 years, 1 month
12. Burleigh F. Spalding	7 years, 11 months
13. Newton C. Young	7 years, 10½ months
14. Andrew A. Bruce	7 years, 1 month
15. Harrison A. Bronson	6 years, 1 month
16. Robert Vogel	5 years, 2½ months
17. Nels Johnson	4 years, 8 months
18. Daniel J. Crothers**
19. Edward Engerud	2 years, 5 months
20. John Carmody	1 year, 11½ months
21. Sidney E. Ellsworth	1 year, 11½ months
22. George Moellring	1 year, 1 month
23. J. Philip Johnson*	10½ months
24. William S. Murray	9 months
25. J. Philip Johnson*	7 months
26. John Knauf	4½ months