Jerod Tufte
Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court
Proven. Principled. Prepared.
A judicial record North Dakota can trust.
About Justice Tufte
A record of service
Justice Jerod Tufte has served North Dakota in many roles: as a county prosecutor, as legal counsel to the Governor, as a Judge Advocate in the North Dakota Army National Guard, as a district court judge, and since 2017 as a justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court.
A disciplined approach
Trained first as an engineer and then as a lawyer, Justice Tufte brings an analytical, text-first approach to the work of judging. He applies the law as written and decides the case in front of him without making promises about the next one.
North Dakota roots
Born in Minot. Educated in West Fargo. A husband, a father of three, and — after more than a hundred marathons — a steady hand who finishes what he starts.
A first term focused on transparency and modernization.
From open-records rules that opened the judicial branch to the public, to responsible integration of emerging technology in the courts, Justice Tufte’s first term has built a record North Dakota can trust.
Mark your calendars. Primary election: June 9, 2026. General election: November 3, 2026. Supreme Court races appear on the nonpartisan portion of North Dakota’s ballot.