Jerod Tufte's Biography
On The Ballot: Running, Non-partisan for Justice of the Supreme Court (ND)
Contact Information
Office
North Dakota Supreme Court
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0530
Full Name:
Jerod Elton Tufte
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Mylynn; 3 Children: Taggart, Elyse, Wyatt
Birth Date:
04/09/1975
Birth Place:
Minot, ND
Home City:
Bismark, ND
JD, Arizona State University College of Law, 1999-2002
BS, Computer Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 1993-1997
Justice, North Dakota State Supreme Court, 2017-present
Candidate, North Carolina State Supreme Court, 2026
Chair, Committee on Tribal and State Court Affairs, present
Chair, Court Technology Committee, present
Member, Joint Committee on Attorney Standards, present
Chair, Judicial Conference Standing Committee on Legislation, present
Major, Judge Advocate, North Dakota Army National Guard, 2008-2016
District Judge, Southeast Judicial District, North Dakota, 2014-2016
Legal Counsel, North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple, 2011-2014
State's Attorney, Kidder County, North Dakota, 2005-2011
State's Attorney, Sheridan County, North Dakota, 2011
Attorney, Tufte Law Office, Professional Corporation, 2005-2011
Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland University College, 2009-2010
Associate Attorney, Perkins Cole, Limited Liability Company, 2000-2005
Law Clerk, Judge Roger Wollman, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 2002-2003
Software Engineer, Motorola, 1997-1999
Commissioner, Uniform Law Commission, 2015-present
Board member, Criminal Justice Information Sharing Board, 2013-present
Associate Representative, Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, 2013-present
Member, State Bar Association of North Dakota, 2003-present
Member, Judicial Nominating Committee, present
Former Member, Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee
Former Member, Personnel Policy Board
Board Member, Bethany Lutheran Church, 2001-2013
Board Member, Buckeye Township Board of Supervisors, 2007-2011
Kidder County Delegate, Lewis and Clark Regional Development Council, 2008-2011