List of chief justices of the North Dakota Supreme Court

The following is a list of chief justices of the North Dakota Supreme Court.

See also the List of justices of the North Dakota Supreme Court

# Name Term Life
1 Guy C. H. Corliss 1889–1892 1858–1937
2 Joseph Bartholomew 1892–1894 1843–1901
3 Alfred Wallin 1894–1896 1836–1923
4 Guy C. H. Corliss 1896–1899 1858–1937
5 Joseph Bartholomew 1899–1901 1843–1901
6 Alfred Wallin 1901–1903 1836–1923
7 Newton C. Young 1903–1906 1862–1923
8 David Morgan 1906–1911 1849–1912
9 Burleigh F. Spalding 1911–1915 1853–1934
10 Charles Joseph Fisk 1915–1917 1862–1932
11 Andrew A. Bruce 1917–1918 1866–1934
12 Adolph M. Christianson 1918–1921 1877–1954
13 James Robinson 1921 1843–1933
14 Richard Grace 1921–1922 1868–1929
15 Luther E. Birdzell 1922–1923 1880–1973
16 Harrison A. Bronson 1923–1925 1873–1947
17 Adolph M. Christianson 1925–1927 1877–1954
18 Luther E. Birdzell 1927–1928 1880–1973
19 William Nuessle 1928–1929 1878–1959
20 John Burke 1929–1931 1859–1937
21 Adolph M. Christianson 1931–1933 1877–1954
22 William Nuessle 1933 1878–1959
23 Luther E. Birdzell 1933 1880–1973
24 Alexander Burr 1933–1935 1871–1951
25 John Burke 1935–1937 1859–1937
26 Adolph M. Christianson 1937–1939 1877–1954
27 William Nuessle 1939–1941 1878–1959
28 Alexander Burr 1941–1943 1871–1951
29 James Morris 1943–1945 1893–1980
30 Adolph M. Christianson 1945–1949 1877–1954
31 William Nuessle 1949–1951 1878–1959
32 James Morris 1951–1955 1893–1980
33 Thomas J. Burke 1955–1957 1896–1966
34 Gudmunder Grimson 1957–1959 1878–1965
35 Peter O. (P.O.) Sathre 1959–1963 1876–1968
36 James Morris 1963–1965 1893–1980
37 Thomas J. Burke 1965–1966 1896–1966
38 Obert C. Teigen 1965–1966 1908–1978
39 Alvin C. Strutz 1967 1903–1973
40 Obert C. Teigen 1967–1971 1908–1978
41 Alvin C. Strutz 1971–1973 1903–1973
42 Ralph J. Erickstad 1973–1992 1922–2001
43 Gerald W. VandeWalle 1993–2019 1933–
44 Jon J. Jensen 2020–present 1965–