Judicial Conference November 19-20, 2007 Agenda

Judicial Conference

Judicial Conference
November 19-20, 2007
Mandan, ND

Monday, November 19, 2007

9:30 a.m. Judicial Conference Convenes

Call to Order
Justice Mary Maring
Chair, Judicial Conference
Roll Call
Louie Hentzen
Asst. State Court Administrator

9:35 a.m. Business Meeting of the Judicial Conference

Approval of Minutes
Amendment of Judicial Conference Bylaws
Report of Committee on Legislation
Election of Chair-Elect
Passing of Gavel

10:00 a.m. Rule CPC: Sex Offender Treatment Program (.5 CJE)

Susan H. Wagner
Program Administrator, Department of Human Services
JoAnne Hoesel
Division Director, Department of Human Services
Barbara Breiland
Program Manager, Department of Corrections

10:30 a.m. Domestic Violence and Firearms: Federal Legislation Update (.5 CJE)

Hon. Sonja Clapp
District Judge, Northeast Central Judicial District
Hon. Laurie A. Fontaine
District Judge, Northeast Judicial District

11:00 a.m. Break

11:10 a.m. Trial Court Jurisdiction When An Appeal is Pending (1 CJE)

Hon. Gerald W. VandeWalle
Chief Justice, North Dakota Supreme Court
Penny Miller
Clerk of Court, North Dakota Supreme Court
UCIS Update
Hon. Allan L. Schmalenberger
Presiding Judge, Southwest Judicial District

12:10 p.m. Lunch
Presentation of Resolution in Memory of the Hon. Gary A. Holum

Presentation to the Hon. Robert W. Holte

Breakout Sessions

Session I

1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Judicial Opinion Writing and Editing (3.75 CJE)

John Salatti
LAWriters, Atlanta, Georgia
(Note: This session will be open to law clerks, central legal staff, judicial secretaries and other court employees who assist with judicial writing)
Introduction: Hon. Donald Jorgensen

Session II

1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Ethics and Technology (1 Ethic)

Hon. Daniel J. Crothers
Justice, North Dakota Supreme Court

Introduction: Hon. William McLees

2:00 p.m. Break

2:10 - 5:00 p.m. The Role of Values in Judicial Decision Making (2.75 CJE)

Tom Langhorne
The Langhorne Group, Richmond, Va.
Hon. Donovan Foughty
Presiding Judge, Northeast Judicial District
Introduction: Lee Ann Barnhardt

7:00 p.m. Law & Literature (2 Ethics)

Testing Character, Judging Character:

Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons
and
Jean Anouilh's Becket
Paul A. LeBel
Dean & Professor of Law, UND School of Law
Introduction: Hon. Steven Marquart

Following Law Wine & Cheese Mixer
& LiteratureHosted by Justices Carol Kapsner, Mary Maring and
Gerald VandeWalle

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

7:00 a.m. North Dakota Judges Association Breakfast Meeting

8:00 a.m. Origins of an Independent Judiciary (2 CJE)

John P. Kaminski
Director of The Center for the Study of the American Constitution at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has written and spoken widely on early American history and the Constitution.
Introduction: Hon. Mary Muehlen Maring

10:00 a.m.   Break
10:10 a.m.   Origins of the Bill of Rights (1.75 CJE)

John P. Kaminski

Noon    Adjourn