Douglas A Bahr

Douglas A. Bahr currently serves as a Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court, a position he assumed on February 1, 2023, following an appointment by Gov. Doug Burgum to fill a vacancy. Prior to joining the state's highest court, Justice Bahr had a distinguished legal career spanning decades. He served nine years as an Assistant Attorney General and sixteen years as the North Dakota Solicitor General and Director of the Civil Litigation Division. He also gained judicial experience as a District Judge for the South Central Judicial District from 2018 to 2023. Bahr is running as an incumbent in a special primary election for the North Dakota Supreme Court on June 9, 2026, seeking to retain his seat. Born in Corvallis, Oregon, he is married with six children.