Notice of Consultation Tuesday, January 12, 2016

IN THE SUPREME COURT 
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

NOTICE OF CONSULTATION

Supreme Court No. 20160011 

In the Matter of the Vacancy in Judgeship No. 2, with Chambers in Valley City, North Dakota, Southeast Judicial District

Supreme Court No. 20160001 

In the Matter of the Vacancy in Judgeship No. 7, with Chambers in Jamestown, North Dakota, Southeast Judicial District 

[1] On January 11, 2016, Jerod E. Tufte, Judge of the District Court, with chambers in Valley City, North Dakota, in the Southeast Judicial District, notified this Court of his intention not to seek election in 2016 to the district judge position he was appointed to in July 2014. Under N.D.C.C. § 27-05-02.1(2) a vacancy in the office of district judge is created.

[2] On January 4, 2016, the Court issued a Notice of Consultation in Supreme Court No. 20160001, Vacancy in Judgeship No. 7, with Chambers in Jamestown, North Dakota, Southeast Judicial District, due to notification of the Honorable Thomas E. Merrick of his intention not to seek reelection in 2016. The comment period in that matter expires February 4, 2016.

[3] ORDERED, for the purposes of the consultation contemplated under N.D.C.C. § 27-05-02.1, the notice of written consultation with attorneys and judges and other interested persons, this matter will be considered with the vacancy created by Judge Merrick�s notification in Supreme Court No. 20160001. Any person wishing to comment on the vacancies may do so in writing no later than February 4, 2016.

[4] Entered the 12th day of January, 2016, at the direction of the Honorable Gerald W. VandeWalle, Chief Justice, and 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