North Dakota Supreme Court

North Dakota Supreme Court
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Established	1889
Location	Bismarck, North Dakota
Composition method	Non-partisan election
Authorized by	Constitution of North Dakota
Appeals to	Supreme Court of the United States
Judge term length	10 years
Number of positions	5
Website	Official website
Chief Justice
Currently	Jon J. Jensen
Since	2020
Lead position ends	2025
Jurist term ends	2030

The North Dakota Supreme Court is the highest court of law in the state of North Dakota. The Court rules on questions of law in appeals from the state's district courts.

Each of the five justices is elected on a no-party ballot for a ten-year term, arranged so that one seat is contested every two years. The Chief Justice is elected from the Justices every five years (or upon vacancy) by vote of the Supreme Court justices and the District Court judges.

The Supreme Court is empowered to constitute a Court of Appeals consisting of a three-member panel chosen from active and retired District Court judges, retired Supreme Court justices, and lawyers. The Court of Appeals only hears cases specifically assigned to it by the Supreme Court, which is done only infrequently.

Under Article 6, Section 4 of the North Dakota Constitution, The North Dakota Supreme Court "shall not declare a legislative enactment unconstitutional unless at least four of the members of the court so decide."^[1] North Dakota and Nebraska are the only two states that require a supermajority of state Supreme Court justices to rule a legislative provision unconstitutional.