Charles Joseph Fisk

Charles Joseph Fisk (March 11, 1862 – May 8, 1932) was an American judge who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota from 1907 to 1916.[1]

Charles J. Fisk
Referee of the North Dakota State Guaranty Fund Commission
In office 1923–1932
Chief Justice of North Dakota
In office 1911–1915
Preceded by	Burleigh F. Spalding
Succeeded by	Andrew A. Bruce
Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court
In office 1907–1916
Preceded by	John Knauf
Succeeded by	Luther E. Birdzell
Justice of North Dakota's First Judicial District
In office 1907–1917
Personal details
Born	March 11, 1862 Morrison, Illinois
Died	May 8, 1932 (age 70) Minot, North Dakota
Alma mater	Northern Illinois College

Fisk was born on March 11, 1862, in Morrison, Illinois. He attended elementary and secondary school in the town's schools before attending Northern Illinois College in Fulton.[1][2]

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 Larimore, North Dakota, Fisk moved to Grand Forks, North Dakota, and practiced law until 1897. In 1897 he was elected district judge for North Dakota's first judicial district 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 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.[1]