Order of Adoption

Amendments to N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 48

Job Announcement - Technology Coordinator

A job announcement for a Technology Coordinator with the Office of the State Court Administrator in Bismarck has been posted.

Lawyer licenses expire Dec. 31

The State Board of Law Examiners reminds lawyers that 2020 licenses to practice law in North Dakota expire Dec. 31, regardless of when the 2020 license fee was paid.

Notice of Comment/Hearing

Proposed Amendments to N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 59

Notice of Comment/Hearing

Amend. to Admiss. to Practice Rules 1, 6.1, 7 and Ltd. Practice by Law Students

Order of Adoption

Amendment to N.D.R.Juv.P. 1

Job Announcement - Deputy Supreme Court Clerk

A job announcement for one full-time and one part-time Deputy Supreme Court Clerk in Bismarck has been posted.

New opinions: Dec. 17

The Supreme Court has issued 19 new opinions.

Order of Adoption

Adoption of Rule

Order of Adoption

Amendments to N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 19

February 2021 bar examination to be administered remotely

The North Dakota State Board of Law Examiners has decided to administer a remote-only Uniform Bar Examination on Feb. 23-24, 2021.

Jensen re-elected as chief justice

Chief Justice Jon J. Jensen has been re-elected. His new term as chief justice will begin Jan. 1, 2021.

Interest rate on judgments for 2021

The State Court Administrator has calculated that the interest rate on judgments for 2021 will be 6.5 percent.

Law School Dean to lead municipal judge webinar

Dean Michael McGinniss of the University of North Dakota School of Law will serve as faculty for the Dec. 7 webinar for North Dakota municipal court judges. McGinniss will teach an ethics session on Canon 2 and the duty of impartiality.

Order of Adoption

Adoption of N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. O. 33

Pro hac vice fee payment reminder

Attorneys who will continue to appear in 2021 in a North Dakota proceeding for which they have already filed a motion for pro hac vice admission are required to pay a fee of $380 by Jan. 1, 2021.

Order of Adoption

Amend.to N.D.R.Civ.P., Crim.P., Ev., App.P, Ct., Admin.R., Juv.P.

Courthouses to close for Thanksgiving holiday

The Supreme Court and courthouses across the state will be closed Thursday, Nov. 26, for Thanksgiving. On Friday, Nov. 27, the Supreme Court and the Barnes, Burleigh, Cass and Morton County courthouses will be open. The rest of the county courthouses in the state will be closed.

New opinion: Nov. 24

The Supreme Court has issued an opinion in the case of Burgum v. Jaeger.

Watch Burgum v. Jaeger arguments

The Supreme Court livestreamed the oral argument in the case of Burgum v. Jaeger. A recording is available on the Court's YouTube channel.

Watch Burgum v. Jaeger arguments live

The Supreme Court will livestream the oral argument in the case of Burgum vs. Jaeger on its YouTube channel. The argument is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 20.

New opinions: Nov. 19

The Supreme Court has issued 20 new opinions.

Job Announcement - Account Technician

A job announcement for an Account Technician in the State Court Finance Department in Bismarck has been posted.