General News
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Law library, self-help center announce closed dates
The North Dakota Law Library and North Dakota Legal Self Help Center will be closed June 10 through June 18. -
Job Announcement - Administrative Assistant
A job announcement for an Administrative Assistant with the Office of the Clerk of Supreme Court in Bismarck has been posted. -
Job Announcement - Public Defender
A job announcement for an Attorney I with the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents' Williston Public Defender's Office has been posted. -
Supreme Court returning to in-person oral argument
Starting in June, the Supreme Court will be returning to in-person oral arguments. The month of June will be conducted in a hybrid fashion with some arguments held in-person in the Ralph J. Erickstad Courtroom and some arguments held by Zoom. -
Application deadline May 1 for 2021 Justices Teaching Institute
The deadline for secondary history, government, and social studies teachers to apply to the 2021 North Dakota Justices Teaching Institute is May 1. -
July 2021 North Dakota Bar Examination
The North Dakota State Bar Examination will be administered in person on July 27-28, 2021. The exam will be given at the Bismarck Event Center, 315 S. 5th Street, Bismarck, ND. -
Statement by Chief Justice Jensen on the court system’s continued response to the pandemic
The North Dakota Court System continues to closely monitor federal, state and local responses to the COVID-19 outbreak. We recognize that the pandemic continues to pose a threat to individuals and to present challenges to the administration of the justice system. -
Court revises pandemic emergency orders
Because of conditions that indicate abatement of the pandemic, effective April 1 the Supreme Court has repealed or amended several orders related to the COVID-19 judicial emergency. -
Court system to start conducting judge performance surveys electronically
In April, the Judicial Improvement Program will begin collecting feedback on judge performance using electronic surveys. -
Procedural rule amendments effective March 1
Amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, Appellate Procedure, Juvenile Procedure, Evidence, and Court as well as the Administrative Rules, took effect Monday, March 1.