Ariston E Johnson

Background

Johnson is a Watford City-based attorney and partner at Johnson and Sundeen. He earned his law degree from the College of William and Mary in 2007 and has practiced civil law in North Dakota and other states; he says he has appeared in cases in all eight North Dakota judicial districts.

Sources: North Dakota Monitor via KFGO, Johnson for Justice

What the candidate has said

Statements are attributed to the linked sources.

• Judicial restraint

  His campaign priorities include judicial restraint and humility in interpreting the law.

  Johnson for Justice

• Branch roles

  His campaign priorities include respecting the roles of the legislative and executive branches.

  Johnson for Justice

• Judicial impartiality

  He said he does not bring his politics to work and would not bring them to the Supreme Court, describing the judicial role as nonpartisan.

  InForum, Plain Talk