Daniel Traynor nomination to U.S. District Court for North Dakota advances
G.F. Herald: "The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to advance the nomination of Devils Lake attorney Daniel Traynor to be U.S. District Judge for North Dakota. President Donald Trump nominated Traynor for the position in August after it was vacated by semi-retired Judge Daniel Hovland."
John D. Olsrud 1941-2019
Longtime Legislative Council director John D. Olsrud, 77, died Oct. 30. He was a 1967 graduate of the UND School of Law and one of the first law clerks for the North Dakota Supreme Court. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 15, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bismarck.South Dakota initiative successfully reduces juvenile detention
Public News Service: "In the past six years, the youth detention population in South Dakota has decreased significantly and the number of juveniles committed to the Department of Corrections has decreased by 65 percent. The reduction is a result of the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, adopted in 2011."UND law students argue in front of North Dakota Supreme Court
G.F. Herald: "The power of a good argument and a couple of pairs of leopard shoes helped propel Tatiana Hamilton and Katie Winbauer to a narrow victory in the finals of UND’s intra-school moot court competition."Job Announcement - Legal Secretary
A job announcement for a Legal Secretary with the Burleigh County State's Attorney's office in Bismarck has been posted.Job Announcement - Deputy Clerk of Court
A job announcement for a Deputy Clerk of Court with the District Court in Minot has been posted.UND Law School hosts North Dakota Supreme Court
G.F. Herald: "The North Dakota Supreme Court returned to the University of North Dakota Law School this week for its annual visit, giving students the opportunity to see the state’s highest court in action as it heard four arguments over the course of two days."United Tribes students visit Burleigh County Courthouse
Mark Turner’s United Tribes Technical College class visited the Burleigh County Courthouse on Wednesday, Oct. 30. They observed misdemeanor first appearances and then met with South Central Judicial District Judge Gail Hagerty and assistant State’s Attorney Dennis Ingold.