North Dakota
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Local district judge goes the extra mile
KX Net: "Five years ago, David Reich started Runners Against Destructive Decisions, or RADD, to give those working on recovery, or through probation, something else positive to work toward. The idea took off, because, when you’re out there running, there’s no telling who is the judge, or police chief, or who is in recovery." -
Dakota Datebook: North Dakota's ratification of the 19th Amendment (Part 2)
Prairie Public: "Governor Lynn Frazier had called a special session in late November 1919 that addressed, among other issues, the proposed 19th Amendment to the US Constitution to grant women the right to vote. The House and Senate both voted in favor by December 1st, and it was signed by both branches on December 4th." -
Job Announcement - Hearing Officer
A job announcement for a Temporary Hearing Officer with the N.D. Department of Transportation in Bismarck has been posted. -
Retirement celebration set for Penny Miller
A retirement celebration to honor longtime Clerk of the Supreme Court Penny Miller will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 18 in Memorial Hall at the State Capitol in Bismarck. -
75% of ND counties have fewer than 10 attorneys, leaving rural residents without legal help nearby
G.F. Herald: "When Delvin Losing - the only attorney in Casselton - was asked why he’s kept his office in the town of nearly 2,500 residents, he jokingly replied, 'Sometimes, I wonder.'" -
Dakota Datebook: North Dakota's Ratification of the 19th Amendment
Prairie Public: "The right for women to vote was disputed for decades. Women and men alike populated both sides of the debate. Proponents united in rallying behind the push for change, which eventually resulted in the passage of the 19th Amendment." -
State Court Administrator announces interest rate on judgments for 2020
The State Court Administrator is required by law to set the interest rate on judgements annually. For judgments entered in 2020, the interest rate will be 8 percent. -
Dakota Datebook: The Open Range Doctrine
Prairie Public: "In the early days, when the eastern states were still colonies of Great Britain, farmers were bound by the doctrine of common law. Farmers who owned animals that were likely to roam, like cattle or horses, were responsible for any damage done by those animals." -
Gary Thune 1942-2019
Longtime Bismarck attorney Gary Thune died Dec. 1. A UND School of Law graduate, he was admitted to the N.D. bar in 1974. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 6, at Boulger Funeral Home in Fargo. -
ND ratified 19th Amendment 100 years ago, granting women full voting rights
G.F. Herald: "One hundred years ago Sunday, a group of men gathered in the House chambers at the Capitol in Bismarck to decide whether to allow their wives, mothers, daughters and sisters the right to vote."