Administrative Rule 7 - DESIGNATION OF JUDGESHIPS AND CHAMBERS WITH ASSIGNMENTS

Northwest Judicial District

Effective January 1, 2014, the Northwest Judicial District was divided into a Northwest Judicial District and a North Central Judicial District. Judgeship Nos. 2, 4, 7, 8 and 9, with chambers at Minot, in the former Northwest Judicial District were transferred to the new North Central Judicial District. Judgeship Nos. 1, 5, 10 and 11, with chambers at Williston and Watford City, in the former Northwest Judicial District were redesignated Judgeship Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the new Northwest Judicial District to accurately reflect the number of current judgeships in the district.

Under N.D.C.C. § 27-05-02.1, Judgeship No. 3, with chambers at Minot in the former Northwest Judicial, was abolished effective January 1, 1999; Judgeship No. 6, with chambers at Minot in the former Northwest Judicial District, was transferred to the East Central Judicial District effective December 14, 2001; Judgeship No. 7, with chambers at Stanley in the former Northwest Judicial District, was transferred to Minot effective January 1, 2007; Judgeship No. 9, with chambers at Minot in the former Northwest Judicial District, was created by the 61st Legislative Assembly, 2009 N.D. Sess. Laws, Ch. 261; and Judgeship Nos. 10 and and 11 with chambers at Williston and Watford City, were created by the 63rd Legislative Assembly, 2013 N.D. Sess. Law, Ch. 33.

Judgeship No. 5, with chambers in Watford City, and Judgeship No. 6, with chambers in Williston, were created by the 64th Legislative Assembly, 2015 N.D. Sess. Law, Ch. 2.

North Central Judicial District

Effective January 1, 2014, the Northwest Judicial District was divided into a Northwest Judicial District and a North Central Judicial District. Judgeship Nos. 2, 4, 7, 8 and 9, with chambers at Minot, in the former Northwest Judicial District were transferred to the new North Central Judicial District and redesignated Judgeship Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Northeast Judicial District

Effective January 1, 2014, Judgeship No. 7 is redesignated Judgeship No. 2, with chambers at Rugby, in the Northeast Judicial District, to accurately reflect the number of current judgeships in the district.

Under N.D.C.C. § 27-05-02.1, Judgeship No. 2, with chambers at Grafton, was abolished effective January 1, 1995.

Northeast Central Judicial District

Judgeship No. 6, with chambers at Grand Forks, was created by the 68th Legislative Assembly, 2023 N.D. Sess. Laws, Ch. 1.

East Central Judicial District

Judgeship No. 9, with chambers at Fargo, was created by the 63rd Legislative Assembly, 2013 N.D. Sess. Laws, Ch. 33.

Judgeship Nos. 10 and 11, with chambers at Fargo, were created by the 68th Legislative Assembly, 2023 N.D. Sess. Laws, Ch. 1.

Southeast Judicial District

Effective January 1, 2014, Judgeship Nos. 8, 9 and 10 were redesignated as Judgeship Nos. 3, 1 and 7 to accurately reflect the number of current judgeships in the district.

Under N.D.C.C. § 27-05-02.1, Judgeship No. 7, with chambers at Lisbon, was abolished effective January 1, 1995; Judgeship No. 3, with chambers at Wahpeton was abolished effective January 3, 1996; and Judgeship No. 1, with chambers at Jamestown, was abolished effective February 3, 1998. Judgeship No. 10, with chambers at Jamestown, was created by the 61st Legislative Assembly, 2009, N.D. Sess. Laws, Ch. 261.

South Central Judicial District

Effective January 1, 2014, Judgeship No. 9, with chambers at Washburn is redesignated Judgeship No. 3 to accurately reflect the current number of judgeships in the district.

Under N.D.C.C. § 27-05-02.1, Judgeship No. 3, with chambers at Mandan, was abolished effective March 11, 1998.

Judgeship No. 9, with chambers at Mandan, was created by the 64th Legislative Assembly, 2015 N.D. Sess. Law, Ch. 2.

Judgeship No. 10, with chambers at Mandan, was created by the 66th Legislative Assembly, 2019 N.D. Sess. Law, Ch. 2.

Southwest Judicial District

Effective January 1, 2014, Judgeship No. 4, with chambers at Dickinson is redesignated Judgeship No. 2 to accurately reflect the current number of judgeships in the district.

Under N.D.C.C. § 27-05-02.1, Judgeship No. 2, with chambers at Hettinger, was transferred to the South Central Judicial District effective May 1, 1995; and Judgeship No. 5, with chambers at Bowman, was abolished effective December 31, 2000.

Judgeship No. 4, with chambers at Dickinson, was created by the 64th Legislative Assembly, 2015 N.D. Sess. Law, Ch. 2.

SOURCE: AR 7-­1979 effective July 1, 1979; AR 7-­1980 effective May 16, 1980; AR 7-­1981 effective July 1, 1981; AR 7­-1981 effective Sept. 3, 1981; AR 7 amended Nov. 8, 1985; N.D.C.C. § 27-­05-­08(2); S.L.1979, Ch. 76, § 4; S.L.1981, Ch. 36, § 3; AR 7-­1987 amended Nov. 12, 1987; AR 7­-1989 amended Feb. 20, 1989; AR 7 amended January 31, 1990; N.D.C.C. § 27-­05-­00.1(3); S.L.1991, Ch. 326, § 1(3); AR 7 amended effective January 1, 1995; March 16, 1995 and May 1, 1995; January 10, 1996; April 1, 1998; January 1, 2001; December 14, 2001; July 2, 2003; January 1, 2007; January 27, 2010; January 1, 2014; January 13, 2016; administratively amended October 24, 2017; amended effective February 1, 2018;  August 7, 2019; August 11, 2021; November 16, 2023.