Biography Celebrates Life of North Dakota’s Longest Serving Supreme Court Chief Justice

(Photo courtesy of Brad Nygaard/ The Journal, Crosby via the North Dakota Monitor)

(North Dakota Monitor) – Kind. Dedicated. Humble. Nonpartisan. Committed to service.  Talk with anyone who’s known former North Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Jerry VandeWalle and those words will usually come out.

Most importantly, they also often point out how VandeWalle’s character and remarkable 65-year career in state government, with 45 of those on the Supreme Court bench and over half as “the chief,” can be an example to all public servants in the state going forward.

He set that high of a bar.

Besides his long service within North Dakota, VandeWalle also became well respected nationally, with those character traits driving him to leadership roles in organizations like the American Bar Association and the Conference of Chief Justices.