Douglas Bahr'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:
Douglas A. Bahr
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Laura; 6 Children
Birth Place:
Corvallis, OR
Home City:
Bismarck, ND
JD, University of South Dakota School of Law, 1990
BS, Family Science, Brigham Young University, 1987
Justice, North Dakota Supreme Court, 2023-present
Candidate, North Dakota Supreme Court, 2026
Member, Court Joint Procedure Committee, present
District Judge, South Central Judicial District, North Dakota, 2018-2023
Private practice, Bismark, ND, 2016-2018
Adjunct Faculty Member, Bismarck State College, 2008-2016
Solicitor General & Director of the Civil Litigation Division, North Dakota Office of Attorney General, 2000-2016
Assistant Attorney General, North Dakota Office of Attorney General, 1991-2000
Law Clerk, Jerry L. Larson, Justice, Iowa Supreme Court, 1990-1991
Chair, Court Personnel Policy Board, present
Member, Executive Committee of Judicial Conference, present
Member, Juvenile Policy Board, present
Former President, Association of the Bar of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Former President, North Dakota Judges Association
Former President, State Bar Association of North Dakota Ethics Committee
Former President, State Bar Association of North Dakota, 2021-2022