Job Announcement - Term Law Clerk

A job announcement for a Term Law Clerk to a United States District Judge with the U.S. District Court in Fargo has been posted.

Order of Adoption

Adoption of N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. O. 27

Order of Adoption

Adoption of N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. O. 28

Order of Adoption

Adoption of N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. O. 29

New opinion: March 25

The Supreme Court has issued a new opinion.

Law enforcement taking precautions amid coronavirus outbreak, but still serving

Bismarck Tribune: "The encroachment of the coronavirus on North Dakota has staff and administrators at the Burleigh Morton Detention Center and other law enforcement agencies taking steps to allow business to be conducted while still keeping inmates, themselves and the public safe."

Dakota Datebook: Partial suffrage, part 3

Prairie Public: "By this date in 1920, 35 of the 36 states needed had ratified the 19th Amendment. Some states had already granted full or partial suffrage. North Dakota was one of 12 that had granted partial suffrage."

The Court was working, yet the courtroom was empty

Most of the lights were out Monday at the North Dakota Supreme Court - part of social distancing caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. But the Justices conducted business nevertheless.

North Dakota juvenile court program looks to improve

Bismarck Tribune: "One year into a new North Dakota court program, collaborators say its areas of focus have become clearer for better serving youth and families involved in both the juvenile justice and child welfare systems and for reducing referrals to juvenile court."

Update on July 2020 bar examination

The impact the ongoing COVID-19 crisis will have on the July 2020 Uniform Bar Examination in North Dakota is not certain at this time.