Court web and network interruptions likely Thursday

The state Information Technology Department will be upgrading network software Thursday evening beginning at 6:30 p.m. There will be intermittent interruptions to court network services, including Odyssey, email, public search, and attorney access.

New opinion: March 4

The Supreme Court has issued a new opinion.

Amendments to procedural rules effective March 1

Effective March 1, the Supreme Court adopted amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, Appellate Procedure, Evidence and Court.

Job Announcement - Supreme Court Law Clerks

A job announcement for five law clerks for the 2021-2022 Supreme Court term in Bismarck has been posted.

New opinions: March 2-3

The Supreme Court has issued two new opinions.

Proposed North Dakota court rule would gather defendant race data

Bismarck Tribune: "North Dakota's court system would collect race data on criminal defendants under a rule proposed to the state Supreme Court."

New opinions: Feb. 27

The Supreme Court has issued 10 new opinions.

Order of Adoption

Amend. to N.D.R.Ct. 5.4

Order of Adoption

Order on Mediation Fee Waivers or Fee Reductions

February bar exam underway

The North Dakota Bar Exam began in Bismarck on Tuesday, Feb. 25, with 16 applicants taking the exam.

Order of Adoption

Amend. to N.D.R. Lawyer Discipl. 3.1, 3.2, 4.4 and 5.1

Self-help forms to be out soon for requesting redactions of private info in court records

Bismarck Tribune: "Self-help forms and instructions are set to be available [this] week for people to request redactions of private information from North Dakota court records."

New opinions: Feb. 12

The Supreme Court has issued 14 new opinions.

UND Alum and N.D. Supreme Court Justice Gerald VandeWalle receives President’s Medal, other honors

UND Today: "Things often happen in threes. For North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Jerry VandeWalle, who earned business and law degrees from UND in 1955 and 1958, the adage proved true on [Feb. 4]."

Justice Gerald VandeWalle honored by the UND Alumni Association

KFYR News: "Justice Gerald VandeWalle was the center of North Dakota law for more than 60 years. Tuesday night, he was honored by the University of North Dakota and the UND Alumni Association & Foundation."

Notice of Comment/Hearing

Amend. to N.D.R. Lawyer Discipl. 6.1

New opinion: Feb. 4

The Supreme Court has issued a new opinion.

Order of Adoption

Proposed Adoption of N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. and Admin. O. 24

Order of Adoption

Amendments to N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 33

Online access to Supreme Court documents available since before 2000

KX News: "[T]he North Dakota Supreme Court has been allowing online access to certain documents since the late 1990s. This includes opinions dated back to the 1960s, briefs from about 1998 forward and some rules dating back to the mid-90s."

New opinions: Jan. 28-29

The Supreme Court has issued three new opinions.

New opinion: Jan. 27

The Supreme Court has issued a new opinion.

New opinions: Jan. 23

The Supreme Court has issued 23 new opinions.