Dale V. Sandstrom

Dale V. Sandstrom is a fifth-generation North Dakotan. He was born March 9, 1950, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and attended the Fargo school system. He received his B.A. degree from North Dakota State University and in 1975 received his juris doctor degree from the University of North Dakota School of Law. He worked for the United States Senate under Senator Milton R. Young; served on the staff of the North Dakota Criminal Justice Commission; and served as an Assistant Attorney General for six years, heading the Consumer Fraud and Antitrust Division. In 1981, Governor Allen I. Olson named him State Securities Commissioner. Effective May 5, 1983, he was appointed to the Public Service Commission. In 1984 and 1990 he was elected to six-year terms on the Commission, and he served two terms as President of the Commission. In 1992, he was elected Justice of the Supreme Court, assuming office on December 31, 1992. He was reelected to ten-year terms in 1996 and in 2006. Justice Sandstrom is a graduate of the National Judicial College. He chairs the Joint Procedure Committee and the North Dakota Advisory Commission on Cameras in the Courtroom, and is a member of the Joint Committee on Attorney Standards. He is past chair of the Court Technology Committee, the North Dakota Judicial Conference, and the North Dakota Judges Association. He is married to District Judge Gail Hagerty. They have three children. Justice Sandstrom has served 22 years, 5 months, and 28 days on the Bench as of June 27, 2015.

Justice

North Dakota Supreme Court

1992 - Current

Chairs the Joint Procedure Committee and the North Dakota Advisory Commission on Cameras in the Courtroom, and is a member of the Joint Committee on Attorney Standards. Past chair of the Court Technology Committee, the North Dakota Judicial Conference, and the North Dakota Judges Association.

Public Service Commission

1983 - 1992

Served two terms as President of the Commission.

State Securities Commission

1981 - 1983

Attorney

Various

1975 - 1981

Worked for the United States Senate under Senator Milton R. Young; served on the staff of the North Dakota Criminal Justice Commission; and served as an Assistant Attorney General, heading the Consumer Fraud and Antitrust Division.

North Dakota State University

B.A.

University of North Dakota School of Law

J.D. (1975)