Dirk Sandefur
| Dirk M. Sandefur | |
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| Associate Justice of the Montana Supreme Court | |
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Assumed office January 2, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Patricia O'Brien Cotter |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 22, 1961 Great Falls, Montana, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Paula (m. 1988) |
| Children | 3: Taylor (son), Tess (daughter), and Dylan (son) |
| Education | Great Falls High School |
| Alma mater |
University of Montana University of Montana School of Law |
Dirk M. Sandefur (born October 22, 1961) is an associate justice of the Montana Supreme Court. His term began on January 2, 2017. He served for eight years as a criminal and civil Deputy Attorney for Cascade County, Montana, before being elected a judge on the 8th Judicial District of the Montana District Court in 2002. He ran for and won election to the Montana Supreme Court in 2016.
Dirk Sandefur was born on October 22, 1961, in Great Falls, Montana, to Glenn and Kathleen (née Kirwan) Sandefur. He has two siblings, Penny (a sister) and Pat (a brother). His father was a Korean War veteran who became an auto body mechanic and classic car restorer, and his mother a homemaker.
Sandefur attended Great Falls High School, where he graduated with honors in 1980. He then enrolled at the University of Montana in Missoula, graduating (with honors) in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science.
Sandefur worked as an aide to a construction inspector with the United States Army Corps of Engineers at Malmstrom Air Force Base from 1984 to 1986. In 1987, he moved to Havre, Montana, graduated from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy, and became a police officer. In 1990, Sandefur entered the Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana (UM Law School). Now married and with children, Sandefur worked full-time while attending law school. He graduated with high honors in 1993, third in his class of 75.
Sandefur was admitted to the State Bar of Montana in 1993. He worked for a year as an associate in private practice, and in 1994 took a position as a contract public defender with the Office of the State Public Defender. In 1994, Sandefur became a Deputy Cascade County Attorney, at first prosecuting criminal cases and later serving as Chief Civil Deputy Attorney, overseeing matters such as contracts, education and school law, election law, employment law, law enforcement, property tax disputes, property transactions, real estate subdivision, tort claims, and zoning. He also served concurrently as general counsel to the county.
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