Public access to court proceedings and court documents Friday, March 27, 2020

The Supreme Court recognizes a continued need to allow members of the public access to court proceedings and case documents despite the current restrictions on physical access to courthouses and the method in which a court hearing is being held. 

To attend a hearing, please contact the clerk of court in the county where the case is filed. Contact for the clerk of court can be found by typing the county name in the Search box on our website, or you can find a complete list in the Court Locations section of our website: https://www.ndcourts.gov/court-locations.

To obtain a copy of a case document, please contact the clerk of court in the county where the case is filed, and provide the clerk with the case name, case number, the document name, and the document number. This information can be found by using the District Court Case Search function on our website: www.ndcourts.gov. During the pandemic, all copying fees will be waived. Documents will be emailed to the requestor as time permits. To ensure they have sufficient time to complete other duties, and to balance the needs of all constituents, staff may limit requestors to no more than 10 documents per day and may deny repeated requests from an individual for the same document.

Court calendars and case summaries are available through our website at www.ndcourts.gov. 

Contact information for the clerk of court can be found by typing the county name in the Search box on our website, or by going to the Court Locations section of our website: https://www.ndcourts.gov/court-locations.