Dirk Sandefur

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dirk Sandefur
Occupation	Judge
Date Of Birth	Oct 22, 1961(1961-10-22)
Age	63
Birthplace	Great Falls
Country	United States
Horoscope	Libra

Dirk Sandefur Biography

Dirk Sandefur is one of the most popular and richest Judge who was born on October 22, 1961 in Great Falls, United States. Dirk Sandefur was born on 22nd October, 1961 at Great Falls, Montana, to Glenn and Kathleen (nee Kirwan) Sandefur. He has two brothers, Penny (a Sister) along with Pat (a younger brother). His father was an Korean War veteran who became an auto body mechanic as well as a restoration specialist for classic cars, and his mother was a homemaker.

Sandefur joined the State Bar of Montana in 1993. He was employed for a time at a private law firm as an associate and then in 1994, he accepted the position of a public defender on contract with the Office of the State Public Defender. The year 1994 saw Sandefur was appointed a deputy Cascade County Attorney. He was first prosecuting criminal cases . He was later , he was appointed the Chief Civil Deputy Attorney. He was responsible for issues like contracts as well as school and education laws, election law employment law and law enforcement and the property transaction, disputes over property taxes settlement of land, lawsuits against tort attorneys and Zoning. Sandefur also served as the general counsel for the county.

Under Montana state law, judges in uncontested nonpartisan primary elections automatically advance to the general election. The general election then becomes a choice of “retain/do not retain”. Sandefur ran unopposed in the 2008 primary, and was retained by a vote of 85.2 to 14.8 percent. Sandefur was unopposed again in the 2014 primary election, and was retained by a vote of 88.7 to 11.3 percent.

Additional controversies erupted in October as well. On October 11, 8th District Court Judge Greg Pinski accused Juras of violating the Montana Code of Judicial Conduct by having contributed $50 to SafeMontana, a group opposed to Montana’s medical marijuana law. Pinski noted that Juras made the donation a month after she had filed for her Supreme Court candidacy, and that the code of conduct prohibited judicial candidates from engaging in partisan activity. Both Pinski and retired Montana Supreme Court Associate Justice James C. Nelson said the donation called into question Juras’ objectivity, especially since medical marijuana issues often came before the state supreme court. Sandefur, who said he knew of Juras’ donation when it was made, had no comment. On October 19, Juras accused Sandefur of using his courtroom as a backdrop in his television ads. She argued that this violated the Montana Code of Judicial Conduct. Sandefur said that use of a courtroom as a backdrop had received approval from both the Montana Commissioner of Political Practices and the Montana State Attorney General. The two candidates attended at forum at the UM Law School on October 19. Sandefur claimed Juras lacked the expertise to be a Montana Supreme Court judge, and trial lawyer Alexander Blewett III (for whom the law school is named) repeatedly pressed Juras to admit or deny the allegations made in the “Last Straw” and other attack ads. At the end of the forum, Juras she believed Sandefur was indeed “soft on crime”.

Sandefur was an assistant for a building inspector for Sandefur was a construction inspector with United States Army Corps of Engineers at Malmstrom Air Force Base from 1984 until 1986. Then, in 1987, Sandefur relocated into Havre, Montana, graduated from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy, and was a police officer. The year 1990 saw Sandefur was accepted into his first class at the Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana (UM Law School). He is now married and has children Sandefur worked full-time studying law at the university. He graduated with honors in 1993, achieving third place in his class of 75.

Dirk Sandefur Net Worth

Dirk Sandefur is one of the richest Judge from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dirk Sandefur 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Dirk M. Sandefur (born on October 22nd 1961) is an associate justice of the Montana Supreme Court. His term started on January 2nd the 2nd of January, 2017. He worked for 8 years as a civil and criminal deputy attorney for Cascade County, Montana, before being elected as a judge for the 8th Judicial District of the Montana District Court in 2002. He was a candidate for and was elected for be a judge on Montana Supreme Court in 2016.

Sandefur was a student at Great Falls High School, which he attended with distinction in the year 1980. Then, he enrolled in the University of Montana in Missoula and graduated (with distinction) in 1985, earning an undergraduate degree from computer science.

In 2002, the Montana Legislature added a fourth judge to the 8th Judicial District of the Montana District Court. In a four-way nonpartisan primary race, Sandefur won with 40.6 percent of the vote. As per state law, the top two vote-getters advanced to the general election. In a hotly contested race. Sandefur beat E. Lee Leveque for a six-year term as district court judge, 54.4 to 45.6 percent.

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Sandefur’s first opponent emerged in May 2015 when Kristen Juras, a private- practice attorney and former UM Law School adjunct professor, filed for Cotter’s seat as well. Supporters of the two candidates reflected the distinct judicial philosophies of Sandefur and Juras. In June, Dave Galt, executive director of the Montana Petroleum Association and secretary-treasurer of the Montana Gas and Oil Political Action Committee, hosted a fundraiser for Juras. Co-hosts included Errol Galt, the Republican National Committee member; Chuck Denowh, executive director of the Montana Republican Party; and staff of the Montana Group, a public relations firm which worked primarily for conservative candidates. About the same time, Sandefur himself hosted a fundraising event which attracted donors such as Jorge Quintana, Democratic National Committee member; Pam Bucy, the Democratic Montana Commissioner of Labor and Industry; and Maggie Moran, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Montana. Over the next six months, Sandefur raised about $100,000, leaving him with $133,000 cash on hand. Juras raised $41,000, leaving her with $22,400 cash on hand. Both candidates found strong support in the legal and business communities. By the end of 2015, Sandefur had raised a total of $190,115. Juras collected only $48,000, but maintained that she had turned down money because both candidates automatically advanced to the general election unless a third candidate emerged. (State law required judicial candidates to return primary donations if they automatically advanced.) Sandefur countered claims that he was relying on liberal donors by noting that his state election finance report showed 136 Republicans and 124 Democrats among his 902 contributors.

Facts & Trivia

Dirk Ranked on the list of most popular Judge. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Dirk Sandefur celebrates birthday on October 22 of every year.

In the general nonpartisan election held on November 8, 2016, Dirk Sandefur received 56.1 percent of the vote (254,811), while Kristen Juras received 43.9 percent of the vote (199,148).