General News
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Application deadline May 1 for 2023 Justices Teaching Institute
The deadline for secondary history, government, and social studies teachers to apply to the 2023 North Dakota Justices Teaching Institute is May 1. -
Court system to hold seminar on court-appointed visitors
On April 25, the court system will hold a two-hour seminar on the role that court-appointed visitors play when a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian. Registration is required, but there is no cost to attend. -
21 new attorneys admitted to bar
In a ceremony in the Ralph Erickstad Courtroom April 20, 21 new attorneys were admitted to the bar. -
Job Announcement - Programmer Analyst
A job announcement for a Programmer Analyst I/Systems Analyst I with the Office of the State Court Administrator in Bismarck has been posted. -
Odyssey system to be down this weekend
The Judicial Branch Information Technology department will be upgrading the Odyssey system beginning Friday, April 14 at 6 p.m. The system will be unavailable over the weekend. -
Courthouses to close for Good Friday
The Supreme Court and courthouses across the state will be closed April 7 for the Good Friday holiday. -
February 2023 bar examination results released
The State Board of Law Examiners met to review applications and make recommendations for the admission to practice law in North Dakota based on the results of the February 2023 state bar exam. Twenty-one of the 39 applicants who sat for the exam passed. This is a 54 percent pass rate, compared to 68 percent in 2022. -
New Law Review issue available online
The North Dakota Law Review recently published Volume 98, Issue 1, and has posted it online. -
Justice McEvers, Judge Bailey speak on paths to bench
East Central Judicial District Judge Susan L. Bailey and Supreme Court Justice Lisa Fair McEvers recently presented on “Paths to the Bench” for Women’s History month at Touchmark in Fargo. In attendance were their law professors Larry Kraft and Pauline Paulson. -
Justice VandeWalle honored at retirement celebration
Chief Justice Jon Jensen, Gov. Doug Burgum, Attorney General Drew Wrigley, members of the judiciary, friends and colleagues celebrated Justice Gerald W. VandeWalle at a March 28 retirement event. A video of the celebration has now been posted.