Application deadline extended for Justices Teaching Institute Friday, July 25, 2025

The deadline for application to the 2025 Justices Teaching Institute, The North Dakota Court System: From Trial to Appeal, is extended to August 15. 

The North Dakota Supreme Court offers this public outreach program for North Dakota Grades 8-12 history, government, and social studies teachers to foster a better civic understanding of the role of the courts, how they work, and how judges make decisions.  The Institute enables teachers to teach others with confidence about the nature, history, structure, function, and processes of the courts and the legal system.

Details about the program and the application can be found on the court’s website at https://www.ndcourts.gov/supreme-court/justices-teaching-institute.

The Institute is facilitated by the Justices of the North Dakota Supreme Courts, the Honorable Jon J. Jensen, the Honorable Daniel J. Crothers, the Honorable Lisa Fair McEvers, the Honorable Jerod Tufte, and the Honorable Douglas Bahr.

During the day-and-a-half program the teachers will explore the North Dakota judicial system and the appellate court process in the context of participating in a mock district court trial and a mock supreme court oral argument. The teachers will serve as justices and decide a Fourth Amendment constitutional question.

The event is scheduled for Oct. 16-17 at the State Capitol Building in Bismarck.

For more information, contact Bryan Pechtl, Director of Education, at 701-328-4292 or bpechtl@ndcourts.gov