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2 Seek Position of North Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice

By Bill Dubensky Nov 12, 2025 | 5:29 AM

North Dakota Supreme Court. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)

 

(North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota Supreme Court justices Lisa Fair McEvers and Jerod Tufte have announced their candidacy for chief justice after Justice Jon Jensen said he will step down from the helm.

The position is selected by a vote of the five North Dakota Supreme Court justices and state district court judges.

The North Dakota court system mailed ballots out to eligible voters on Monday, according to its website. The ballots will be counted Dec. 10. The count will be live streamed on the court’s website.

Fair McEvers has served as a justice since 2014, when she was appointed by former Gov. Jack Dalrymple to fill a vacancy left by former Justice Mary Muehlen Maring. Fair McEvers was then elected to the court to serve a two-year term in 2016 and a 10-year term in 2018.

She previously pursued the position of chief justice in 2019.

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