Dale Sandstrom
Dale Sandstrom was a justice on the North Dakota Supreme Court. He was first elected to the court in 1992 to fill a vacancy.[1] He retired at the end of his term on December 31, 2016.[2]
Education
Sundstrom received his B.A. from North Dakota State University and his J.D. from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1975.[3]
Career
After graduating from law school, Sandstrom worked for Milton R. Young of the United States Senate. From there he served on the staff of the North Dakota Criminal Justice Commission, then as assistant attorney general. He became state securities commissioner in 1981, when appointed to the position by Governor Allen I. Olsen. Sandstrom was appointed to the Public Service Commission in 1983 and was subsequently elected to two terms. He was elected to the North Dakota Supreme Court in 1992.[4]
Elections
2006
Sandstrom was re-elected to the supreme court on November 7, 2006, after running unopposed.[1]
1996
Sandstrom was re-elected to the supreme court in 1996.[4]
1992
Sandstrom was elected to the supreme court to fill a vacancy.[4]
Political ideology
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Sandstrom received a campaign finance score of 2.47, indicating a conservative ideological leaning. This was more conservative than the average score of 1.00 that justices received in North Dakota.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[5]
Recent news
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See also
External links
- North Dakota Supreme Court, "Opinions of Dale V. Sandstrom, Justice"
- Boy Bismark Tribune, "Scouting's lasting Legacy," February 8, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," November 7, 2006
- ↑ Mike Nowatzki, Grand Forks Herald, "Sandstrom to retire from ND Supreme Court after 24 years," December 29, 2015
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Justice Dale V. Sandstrom (ND)"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 North Dakota Courts, "Dale V. Sandstrom"
- ↑ Stanford University, "State Supreme Court Ideology and 'New Style' Judicial Campaigns," October 31, 2012
Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of North Dakota • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of North Dakota
State courts:
North Dakota Supreme Court • North Dakota Court of Appeals • North Dakota District Courts • North Dakota Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in North Dakota • North Dakota judicial elections • Judicial selection in North Dakota
