Dale V. Sandstrom
Dale V. Sandstrom (born March 9, 1950) is a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as a North Dakota Public Service Commissioner from 1983 to 1992, and as a Justice on the North Dakota Supreme Court since 1992.
Biography
Dale V. Sandstrom was born and raised in Grand Forks, North Dakota. He graduated with a B.A. degree from North Dakota State University and a juris doctor degree from the University of North Dakota School of Law. He was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1992.
Sandstrom is the major force behind the website maintained by the North Dakota Supreme Court, which has won several awards in legal circles. Sandstrom is active in Scouting as an adult, an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. Sandstrom served as Lodge Advisor for Pa-Hin Lodge while his son was the Lodge Chief. His mother-in-law is Grand Forks Herald columnist Marilyn Hagerty.
As a youth, Sandstrom was also active in the Order of DeMolay, which he later served as International Grand Master in 2007.
Career
- 1981 - State Securities Commissioner
- 1983 - appointed to the North Dakota Public Service Commission
- 1984, 1990 - elected to six-year terms on the Commission
- 1992 - elected Justice of the Supreme Court
- 1996 - reelected to serve a ten-year term
- 2006 - reelected to serve another ten-year term
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| Preceded by Richard A. Elkin |
North Dakota Public Service Commissioner 1983–1992 |
Succeeded by Susan Wefald | ||||
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