Steven A. Lautt

Judge Lautt was appointed to Judgeship #1 for the North Central Judicial District in 2025 by Governor Kelly Armstrong.

Born and raised in Minot, Judge Lautt attended public schools through the eighth grade and graduated from Our Redeemer’s Christian School in 2003. Judge Lautt attended Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kansas, earning a bachelor’s degree in Political Science, History, and Religion in 2007. Following his undergraduate studies, Judge Lautt worked in the United States Senate as a committee staffer for Senator Gordon Smith of Oregon.

Judge Lautt returned to Kansas and began law school in 2009, earning his Juris Doctor with Dean’s Honors in 2012. Judge Lautt was admitted to the North Dakota Bar on September 17, 2012, and worked in private legal practice in Minot until his judgeship in 2025.