Job Announcement - Assistant State’s Attorney II

A job announcement for an Assistant State’s Attorney II with the Burleigh County State’s Attorney's office in Bismarck has been posted.

Aloys "Al" Wartner III 1942-2019

Attorney Aloys "Al" Wartner III of Harvey, ND and Scottsdale/Mesa, AZ died Oct. 5. He graduated from the UND School of Law in 1970 and began his law practice in Harvey.

LSND to hold winter CLE Dec. 6 in Bismarck

Legal Services of North Dakota will hold its annual winter continuing legal education seminar in Bismarck on Dec. 6.

Scott Bradley Graham 1949-2019

Attorney Scott Bradley Graham, 70, died Oct. 23. He was a 1983 graduate of the UND School of Law and clerked for Justice H.F. "Sparky" Gierke.

North Dakota Supreme Court to hear four oral arguments at UND Law School

UND News Release: "The North Dakota Supreme Court will hear four oral arguments and judge the internal fall Moot Court student competition final argument at the University of North Dakota School of Law on October 30-31, 2019."

Liberty Medal awarded to former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy

Philadelphia Inquirer: "Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy was awarded the Liberty Medal on Sunday evening at the National Constitution Center. In his acceptance of the award, Kennedy called for people, but especially government, to have respectful, open dialogue in making decisions."

The Supreme Court in Wishek - The Oct. 15, 2019 photos

On Oct. 15, the Supreme Court traveled to Wishek to hear oral arguments in a case and to meet students and discuss the judicial system. Here are the photos.

Drug court professionals meet in West Fargo

North Dakota's adult and juvenile drug court team members along with their counterparts from South Dakota and Minnesota gathered Oct. 16-18 in West Fargo.

North Dakota inmates sometimes sent back to prison for 'technical' reasons

G.F. Herald: "According to state data, North Dakota’s ex-state prisoners are headed back behind bars at about the same rate they were 10 years ago. But during that decade, that number has varied -- and the statistics themselves are said to be bound up in questions of prison capacity, criminal law and the opioid crisis."

Job Announcement - Deputy Clerk of Court

A job announcement for a Deputy Clerk of Court with the District Court in Fargo has been posted.