Dale Vernon Sandstrom (born March 9, 1950) is a

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politician who served as a

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from 1983 to 1992, and as a justice of the

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from 1992 to 2016.

Biography

Dale V. Sandstrom was born in

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, and raised in

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. He graduated with a B.A. degree from

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and a juris doctor degree from the

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. He was elected to the Supreme Court in 1992 to serve the remaining unexpired term of Justice H.F. Gierke III and was reelected in 1996 and 2006 to ten-year terms. He served until his retirement on December 31, 2016. Sandstrom was 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

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as an adult, an

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and recipient of the

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. Sandstrom served as Lodge Advisor for

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while his son was the Lodge Chief. His mother-in-law is ''

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'' columnist

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. As a youth, Sandstrom was also active in the

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, which he later served as International Grand Master in 2007.

Career

*1981 - State Securities Commissioner *1983 - appointed to the

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*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

References

External links

Dale V. Sandstrom biography

North Dakota Supreme Court website Fargo High School Hall of Fame
, - 1950 births Living people Justices of the North Dakota Supreme Court Politicians from Grand Forks, North Dakota University of North Dakota alumni North Dakota Public Service Commissioners {{NorthDakota-state-judge-stub