Notice of Comment Thursday, May 7, 2015

IN THE SUPREME COURT 
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

NOTICE OF COMMENT

Supreme Court No. 20150141 

In the Matter of the Chambering of Four New Judgeships 

[¶1] The 64th Legislative Assembly passed House Bill 1002, which has been signed by the Governor, and will become effective July 1, 2015. This legislation provides for four additional district court judges in the state with the chambers to be assigned by the Supreme Court. The Court preliminarily considered the matter, and

[¶2] ORDERED, in contemplation of chambering the new judgeships in the Northwest Judicial District, the South Central Judicial District, or the Southwest Judicial District, the Supreme Court will use the procedure in N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 7.1 to assign the resident chambers for the new judgeships. Any person wishing to comment on the matter may do so in writing no later than May 26, 2015.

[¶3] It is expected the Supreme Court will receive reports discussing the factors under N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 7.1, Section 4, for McKenzie, Williams, Burleigh, Morton and Stark counties in the Northwest, South Central and Southwest Judicial Districts from the Court Administrators for Units 3 and 4. Written comments may be e-mailed to Penny Miller, Clerk of the Supreme Court, at supclerkofcourt@ndcourts.gov, or addressed to 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, ND 58505-0530.

[¶4] Entered the 7th day of May, 2015, at the direction of the Honorable Gerald W. VandeWalle, Chief Justice, the Honorable Dale V. Sandstrom, the Honorable Carol Ronning Kapsner, the Honorable Daniel J. Crothers, and the Honorable Lisa Fair McEvers, Justices.

Penny Miller 
Clerk 
North Dakota Supreme Court