SCJD to present free CLE program on criminal law practice Tuesday, October 8, 2019
The South Central Judicial District will offer a free continuing legal education program in October geared to attorneys practicing criminal law, according to Presiding Judge Gail Hagerty. The program is titled “Courtroom Criminal Basics” and two-hour sessions will be held beginning at 4 p.m. on (Tuesdays) October 8, 15, 22, and 29. The program will be presented at the Burleigh County Courthouse, and no registration is required.
The agenda for the program follows:
Courthouse Criminal Basics!
A free eight-hour CLE for new prosecutors and defense attorneys. Sponsored by the South Central Judicial District, the Big Muddy Bar Association
and the State Bar Association of North Dakota. 4 - 6 p.m. on October 8, 15, 22, and 29 at the Burleigh County Courthouse.
and the State Bar Association of North Dakota. 4 - 6 p.m. on October 8, 15, 22, and 29 at the Burleigh County Courthouse.
October 8:
• Welcome - Judge Gail Hagerty
• Welcome - Judge Gail Hagerty
• Court Administrator Donna Wunderlich
Outline of schedule for judges.
Pictorial directory of all the Courthouse staff.
Who are you going to call?
Pictorial directory of all the Courthouse staff.
Who are you going to call?
• Judge Doug Bahr
What the judges are looking at on the bench computers?
Practice tips to keep attorneys sane.
Advice from the district judges.
Practice tips to keep attorneys sane.
Advice from the district judges.
• State's Attorney Julie Lawyer
What I wish someone had told me early on!
Pitfalls for prosecutors.
What's a defense attorney to do?
What I wish someone had told me early on!
Pitfalls for prosecutors.
What's a defense attorney to do?
• Defender Travis Finck / Jackson Lofgren
How to find the prosecutor's human side.
What I wish someone had told me early on!
Pitfalls for defense attorneys.
What I wish someone had told me early on!
Pitfalls for defense attorneys.
• Court Administrator Donna Wunderlich and Clerk of Court Michele Bring
What court administrators and the clerks wish attorneys (and judges) knew.
How to build a good relationship with the clerk's office and the Court Administrator's Office.
E-filing - we're all in this together!
How to build a good relationship with the clerk's office and the Court Administrator's Office.
E-filing - we're all in this together!
• Court Reporter Ronda Colby
How to avoid the (mild) wrath of the court reporter.
Whoa up!
Transcripts and how to order them.
Whoa up!
Transcripts and how to order them.
• Questions and answers!
October 15 and 22:
The Most Basic of Basic Trial Skills - Coordinated by Judge Cynthia Feland, Judge Bruce Romanick, Judge Doug Bahr, and Judge David Reich and presented by judges of the South Central Judicial District
• Search warrants!
• It all starts when the complaint is drafted
• Back to the elements
• Discovery
• Pre-trial musts
• Trial procedure
• Rules to review
October 29:
Drug Court:
• Judge Bruce Romanick
• Judge John Grinsteiner
• Probation Officer Natasha Nagle
• Licensed Addiction Counselor Jen Goldade
• Defense Attorney Steve Balaban
• Prosecutor Gabrielle Goter
• A person who successfully completed program
• Judge Bruce Romanick
• Judge John Grinsteiner
• Probation Officer Natasha Nagle
• Licensed Addiction Counselor Jen Goldade
• Defense Attorney Steve Balaban
• Prosecutor Gabrielle Goter
• A person who successfully completed program
Juvenile Court
• Judge Nesvig and Referee Nieuwsma
(Each session will be approved by SBAND for two-hours of CLE. Sign-up sheets are available!)