Courthouses to close for Thanksgiving holiday

The Supreme Court and courthouses across the state will be closed Thursday, Nov. 26, for Thanksgiving. On Friday, Nov. 27, the Supreme Court and the Barnes, Burleigh, Cass and Morton County courthouses will be open. The rest of the county courthouses in the state will be closed.

Jury trials suspended in NEJD, SCJD, SWJD

Jury trials in the Northeast Judicial District are suspended until Jan. 10, 2021; jury trials are continued in the South Central Judicial District until Dec. 11; and jury trials are suspended in the Southwest Judicial District indefinitely.

New opinion: Nov. 24

The Supreme Court has issued an opinion in the case of Burgum v. Jaeger.

County courthouses limiting access to the public

Public access to the courthouses in the following counties has been restricted: Adams, Barnes, Billings, Divide, Dunn, Eddy, LaMoure, Logan, McHenry, McIntosh, Mercer, Oliver, Pierce, Ramsey, Ransom, Richland, Rolette, Sargent, Stark, Traill and Wells.

Nine attorneys apply for Northeast Judicial District vacancy

The Judicial Nominating Committee has received applications from nine attorneys to fill the judicial vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Laurie Fontaine. They are Kari M. Agotness, Kelley Marie Riley Cole, Erik Alberto Escarramán, Rebecca L. Flanders, Robert C. Fleming, Joshua E. Frey, Daniel Alexander Gulya, Ryan J. Hestbeck, and Sarah M. Kyte.