Notice of Comment

IN THE SUPREME COURT
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

NOTICE OF CONSULTATION
Supreme Court No. 20070368

In the Matter of the Judicial Vacancy in District Judgeship No. 1, with Chambers in Fargo, North Dakota,
East Central Judicial District

On December 17, 2007, this Court received notice that Judge Cynthia Rothe-Seeger, District Judge for the East Central Judicial District, does not intend to seek reelection for her position when her term expires December 31, 2008. Under Section 27-05-02.1(1), N.D.C.C., a vacancy is created. Section 27-05-02.1, N.D.C.C., requires the Supreme Court to determine whether the vacancy should be filled. The Supreme Court considered the matter, and

ORDERED, the Supreme Court will undertake a written consultation with the attorneys and judges of the East Central Judicial District under Administrative Rule 7.2. Any person wishing to comment on the vacancy may do so in writing no later than Friday, January 25, 2008. It is expected the Supreme Court will receive a report from the Trial Court Administrator for the East Central Judicial District discussing the criteria under N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 7.2, and updated weighted caseload data from the State Court Administrator's Office. Written comments may be e-mailed to Penny Miller, Clerk of the Supreme Court, at supclerkofcourt@ndcourts.gov, or addressed to 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 180, Bismarck, ND 58505-0530.

The Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota convened December 21, 2007, with the Honorable Gerald W. VandeWalle, Chief Justice, the Honorable Dale V. Sandstrom, the Honorable Mary Muehlen Maring, the Honorable Carol Ronning Kapsner, and the Honorable Daniel J. Crothers, Justices, directing the Clerk of the Supreme Court to enter the above order.

Penny Miller
Clerk
North Dakota Supreme Court