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Justice Of The Supreme Court: North Dakota 2026
Ariston E Johnson and Jerod Tufte are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Justice Of The Supreme Court in North Dakota. This seat is voted statewide, so it is on every North Dakota ballot.
Ariston E Johnson
Ariston E Johnson is a nonpartisan candidate for North Dakota Supreme Court justice, an attorney with nearly 20 years of legal practice in North Dakota and neighboring states, per his campaign site. A fourth-generation North Dakotan born in Watford City, he has practiced law in Bismarck and Watford City and served as McKenzie County assistant state's attorney, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
- Apply judicial restraint and humility in interpreting the law
- Respect the roles of the legislative and executive branches
- Bring diverse legal experience to the Supreme Court
Per the campaign site.
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Jerod Tufte Incumbent
Jerod Tufte is the incumbent justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court and a nonpartisan candidate for re-election in 2026, per the court's official biography. Elected to the court in 2016 after two years as a district court judge, he previously worked as Kidder County state's attorney, legal counsel to Governor Jack Dalrymple, and a Judge Advocate in the North Dakota Army National Guard, including a deployment to Kosovo, per the court's official biography. No campaign website was found as of September 18, 2026.
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