Lawyer licenses expire Dec. 31

The State Board of Law Examiners reminds lawyers that 2020 licenses to practice law in North Dakota expire Dec. 31, regardless of when the 2020 license fee was paid.

Order of Adoption

Adoption of N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. O. 33

Pro hac vice fee payment reminder

Attorneys who will continue to appear in 2021 in a North Dakota proceeding for which they have already filed a motion for pro hac vice admission are required to pay a fee of $380 by Jan. 1, 2021.

Order of Adoption

Amend.to N.D.R.Civ.P., Crim.P., Ev., App.P, Ct., Admin.R., Juv.P.

Courthouses to close for Thanksgiving holiday

The Supreme Court and courthouses across the state will be closed Thursday, Nov. 26, for Thanksgiving. On Friday, Nov. 27, the Supreme Court and the Barnes, Burleigh, Cass and Morton County courthouses will be open. The rest of the county courthouses in the state will be closed.

New opinion: Nov. 24

The Supreme Court has issued an opinion in the case of Burgum v. Jaeger.

Watch Burgum v. Jaeger arguments

The Supreme Court livestreamed the oral argument in the case of Burgum v. Jaeger. A recording is available on the Court's YouTube channel.

Watch Burgum v. Jaeger arguments live

The Supreme Court will livestream the oral argument in the case of Burgum vs. Jaeger on its YouTube channel. The argument is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 20.