North Dakota names first female Supreme Court chief justice

By Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor Lisa Fair McEvers has been elected the first female chief justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court.She earned about 83% of the vote by sitting justices and district court judges. Justice Jerod Tufte, who also sought the role as chief justice, received about 16% of the vote.“I will work to the best of my ability to serve all the judiciary,”...

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