Charles Joseph Fisk (March 11, 1862 – May 8, 1932) was an American judge who served as a justice of the

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from 1907 to 1916. Fisk was born on March 11, 1862, in Morrison, Illinois. He attended elementary and

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in the town's schools before attending

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in Fulton. Upon earning his law degree at the age of 21 in 1883, he moved to Dakota Territory and was admitted to the bar in 1886. After a brief time of practicing law in what is now

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, Fisk moved to

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, and practiced law until 1897. In 1897 he was elected district judge for

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and served for 10 years with his chambers in Grand Forks. In 1906, he ran in the general election for North Dakota State Supreme Court and won. He assumed office in January 1907 at age 44 and was reelected to a full term in 1910. He was defeated for reelection to the court by

Luther E. Birdzell Luther E. Birdzell (December 1, 1880 – February 23, 1973) was an American teacher and lawyer who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota The North Dakota Supreme Court is the highest court of law in the state of North Dakota. ...

in 1916. He returned to private legal practice in Minot, North Dakota, continuing this work until 1923 when he was appointed Referee of the State Guaranty Fund Commission. He held this position until it was abolished shortly before his death. He died in Minot, North Dakota, on May 8, 1932, at age 70.

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