8th Circuit issues opinions in N.D. cases

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently issued opinions in three North Dakota cases: one on regulation of pharmacy benefits managers, a second involving attorney discipline and the third on drug crime sentencing.

SD legislators direct justices to take another look at parenting time

KELO News: "The South Dakota Supreme Court is considering whether to start a state commission on parenting-time guidelines."

Great Falls court officials hold Hollywood myths in contempt

Great Falls Tribune: "Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson yelling at each other over the objections of another attorney and the judge in 'A Few Good Men' might make for a dramatic movie scene, but it bears little resemblance to what goes on in a real-life courtroom."

Initiative to prevent children from entering foster care and to encourage family engagement expands statewide

State of North Dakota News Release: "About 1,600 North Dakota children and youth are in foster care on a given day. To reduce those numbers, the North Dakota Department of Human Services’ Children and Family Services Division and its partners have expanded Family Centered Engagement meetings statewide."

Justice Thomas maps own course, at wheel of his 40-foot bus

Associated Press: "Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has never been afraid to turn right when his colleagues turn left, or in any direction really as long as there’s a place to plug in his 40-foot refitted tour bus at the end of the day."

Job Announcement - Case Administrator

A job announcement for a Case Administrator with the U.S. District Court in Bismarck has been posted.

LaMoure Co. Clerk’s office will be closed Aug 7, 2020.

The LaMoure Co. Clerk’s office will be closed on Friday, Aug 7, 2020.

Three members elected to Administrative Council

Three new members-at-large have been elected to serve on the Court’s Administrative Council.

Divide County Courthouse closed

The Divide County Courthouse is closed for the remainder of this week.

NCJD issues emergency order

The North Central Judicial District has issued an emergency order to address reduced judicial officer and staffing levels due to the COVID-19 virus.