Watford City Attorney to Challenge Tufte for North Dakota Supreme Court Seat

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(North Dakota Monitor) – A Watford City attorney has filed to challenge North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Jerod Tufte’s bid for reelection.

Ariston Johnson is a civil litigator whose practice includes oil and gas law, among other areas.

Johnson earned his law degree from the College of William and Mary in 2007, and now works as a partner at a Watford City law firm, Johnson and Sundeen. He said his career as a private practice civil attorney would bring unique expertise to the court.

“I believe that North Dakotans deserve a Supreme Court that includes a practical perspective — someone who stood up in court with people like them to resolve disputes and has gone home from court with them to explain, ‘This is what the decision means,’” Johnson said.