Continuing our project with another state supreme court — North Dakota — that, like Montana, (generally) does not have an intermediate appellate court, and must therefore handle all appeals.
Tribal interests have a 38 percent success rate before the North Dakota Supreme Court.
Here are the cases we counted:
Schirado v. Foote (2010) — L
Kelly v. Kelly (2009) — L
Adoption of C.D. (2008) — L
State ex rel. Workforce Safety & Insurance v. JFK Raingutters (2007) — L
Rolette Co. Social Services v. B.E. (2005) — L
Mann v. N.D. Tax Commission (2005) — W
Interest of J.P. (2004) — L
Winer v. Penny Enters. (2004) — W
In re A.B. (2003) — W
Ramey v. Twin Butte Sch. Dist. (2003) — L
Roe v. Doe (2002) — L
Cass Co. Joint Water Resource Dist. v. 1.43 Acres (2002) — L
Mackenzie Co. Social Service Board v. C.G. (2001) — W
State ex rel. Olson v. Harrison (2001) — L
CBA Credit v. Azar (1996) — L
Interest of M.L.M. (1995) — W
State v. Gohl (1991) — L
State v. Hook (1991) — L
Davis v. Director, N.D. Dept. of Transp. (1991) — W
Fredericks v. Eide-Kirschman Ford (1990) — W
Application of Otter Tail Power Co. (1990) — L
Byzewski v. Byzewski (1988) — W
Mackenzie Co. Soc. Services Board v. V.G. (1986) — W
B.R.T. v. Executive Director, State Social Services Board (1986) — L
9 wins, 15 losses
And the justices are elected in non-partisan elections to 10 year terms. Montana justices–as stated earlier–are elected on a non-partisan basis to 8 year terms.