Supreme Court Conference Room
June 18, 2004
9:00 a.m. Call to Order
Consideration of February 24, 2004, Meeting Minutes - Attachment B (June 11, 2004)
Revised Draft Handbook/Guide for Court Employees - Attachment C (June 11, 2004)
- Staff review of revision
- Conclusion
Draft Amendments to Rule 3(a), ND Rules of Continuing Legal Education - Attachment D (June 11, 2004)
- Committee review and discussion
- Conclusions
Preliminary Budge Estimate for Focus Group Process to Determine Progress on Gender Fairness Issues
- Staff review of budget information
Approach to Sexual Harassment in Codes of Judicial Conduct
- Staff update
Possible Changes to Statutes Regarding Domestic Violence Protection Order Process
- Previously discussed: definition of what constitutes "domestic violence, see Attachment E (June 11, 2004); compare Attachment F (June 11, 2004): Lucke v. Lucke, 300 N.W.2d 231 (1980)(mental harm as domestic violence; Lawrence v. Delkamp, 620 N.W.2d 151(2000)(when "threats" constitute domestic violence); Morton County Social Service Bd. v. Schumacher, 674 N.W.2d 505(2004)(use of a dangerous weapon "without" domestic violence)
- Committee discussion and conclusions regarding changes to domestic violence statutes
11:00 a.m. Adjourn - Next meeting: ?