Job Announcement
A job announcement for a Paralegal Specialist with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of North Dakota in Bismarck or Fargo has been posted.Notice of Comment (comments due August 1, 2019)
Chambering New District Judgeship in the SCJDNotice of Comment (comments due August 12, 2019)
Amendments to N.D.R.Civ.P. 11, N.D.R.Crim.P. 3, 4 & 41Notice of Comment (comments due August 12, 2019)
Proposed Amendments to Rule 3, Admission to Practice Rules
South Dakotans soon able to access court records from any computer
Brookings Register: "The South Dakota Unified Judicial System is piloting a program that will eventually allow the public access to court records from any computer. The public can now only view court records on computers at state courthouses during work hours from Monday to Friday."Are dinosaur fossils 'minerals'? The Montana Supreme Court will decide high stakes case
Science: "Pristine dinosaur fossils discovered in Montana have sparked a property rights dispute that has hit paleontologists like an asteroid. The lawsuit, now at the Montana Supreme Court, concerns who owns some of the greatest fossil finds in the last century."Justices Jensen and Tufte share insight at leadership seminar
Justice Jon Jensen and Justice Jerod Tufte spoke at the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar held in Bismarck on June 21. Approximately 40 high school students and 30 volunteers from across North Dakota participated in the seminar.Appointment process underway for new Burleigh-Morton area judge
Bismarck Tribune: "North Dakota's Judicial Nominating Committee will soon meet to select finalists for a new judge for the judicial district that covers Burleigh and Morton counties. State lawmakers budgeted for the new judgeship and a court reporter during their 2019 session."