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North Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justices

1889-92 Corliss, Guy C. H.
1892-94 Bartholomew, Joseph M.
1894-96 Wallin, Alfred
1896-99 Corliss, Guy C. H.
1899-1901 Bartholomew, Joseph M.
1901-03 Wallin, Alfred
1903-06 Young, Newton C.
1906-11 Morgan, David E.
1911-15 Spalding, Burleigh F.
1915-17 Fisk, Charles J.
1917-18 Bruce, Andrew A.
1918-21 Christianson, Adolph M.
1921 Robinson, James E.
1921-22 Grace, Richard H. (became Chief Justice 09/01/21)
1922-23 Birdzell, Luther E. (became Chief Justice 05/01/22)
1923-25 Bronson, Harrison A.
1925-27 Christianson, Adolph M.
1927-28 Birdzell, Luther E.
1928-29 Nuessle, William L.
1929-31 Burke, John
1931-33 Christianson, Adolph M.
1933 Nuessle, William L. (01/01/33 to 09/01/33)
1933 Birdzell, Luther E. (09/01/33 to 11/01/33)
1933-35 Burr, Alexander G. (became Chief Justice 11/01/33)
1935-37 Burke, John
1937-39 Christianson, Adolph M.
1939-41 Nuessle, William L.
1941-43 Burr, Alexander G.
1943-45 Morris, James
1945-49 Christianson, Adolph M.
1949-51 Nuessle, William L.
1951-55 Morris, James
1955-57 Burke, Thomas J.
1957-59 Grimson, Gudmunder
1959-63 Sathre, P. O.
1963-65 Morris, James
1965-66 Burke, Thomas J. (until his death 03/20/66)
1966-67 Teigen, Obert C.
1967 Strutz, Alvin C. (07/01/67 to 10/20/67)
1967-71 Teigen, Obert C.
1971-73 Strutz, Alvin C. (until his death 06/16/73)
1973-92 Erickstad, Ralph J.
1993-2019 VandeWalle, Gerald W.
2020- Jensen, Jon J.