New opinions: Sept. 12

The Supreme Court has issued four new opinions.

Order of Adoption

Proposed Amendments to Rule 3, Admission to Practice Rules, have been adopted and will take effect Jan. 1, 2020.

Order of Adoption

Proposed Amendments to N.D.R.Civ.P. 11 and N.D.R.Crim.P. 3, 4 and 41 have been adopted by the Supreme Court and will take effect Sept. 15.

New opinion: Aug. 29

The Supreme Court has issued one new opinion.

Court annual reports from '70s to '90s now posted on website

The 1971 and 1975 through 1997 State Court Annual Reports have been added to the court system website.

New opinion: Aug. 27

The Supreme Court has issued one new opinion.

Notice of Comment/Hearing (comments due September 16, 2019)

Proposed Amendments to the North Dakota Rules of Juvenile Procedure

New opinion: Aug. 26

The Supreme Court has issued one new opinion.

New opinions: Aug. 22

The Supreme Court has issued 13 new opinions.

Order of Adoption

Amendments to N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 7

New opinion: Aug. 19

The Supreme Court has issued one new opinion.

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Citizen Access Paralegal with the Supreme Court Law Library in Bismarck has been posted.

Justice Jensen presents at North Dakota Training Academy

On Aug. 9, Justice Jon J. Jensen presented at the North Dakota Law Enforcement Training Academy located in Bismarck. Justice Jensen provided an overview of the North Dakota judicial system, juvenile court, and the jurisdiction of federal and state courts within North Dakota.

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Staff Attorney with the Office of Supreme Court Central Legal Staff in Bismarck has been posted.

New opinion: Aug. 7

The Supreme Court has issued an opinion on chambering the new district judgeship in the South Central Judicial District.

New opinions: Aug. 5-6

The Supreme Court has issued two new opinions.

Miller announces retirement as Clerk of the North Dakota Supreme Court

Penny Miller advised the Justices in July that she will be retiring as Clerk of the Supreme Court at the end of the year. Miller has served as Clerk of the Supreme Court for the State of North Dakota since July 1, 1992. She is the fourth clerk in the history of the state.

Supreme Court welcomes new law clerks

The North Dakota Supreme Court is pleased to announce the following individuals who began their one-year clerkship with the North Dakota Supreme Court on August 1: Katie Carpenter, Cassandra Frederickson, Alexander Hunt, Nicholas Samuelson, and Nick Surma.

New opinions: Aug. 1

The Supreme Court has issued two new opinions.

New opinion: July 31

The Supreme Court has issued one new opinion.

New opinions: July 30

The Supreme Court has issued 10 new opinions.

July bar examination underway

The North Dakota Bar Exam began Tuesday, July 30, with 82 applicants, 67 of whom are University of North Dakota School of Law graduates, sitting for the exam. This is an increase from last year, and the highest number of July examinees since 2013. The exam ends Wednesday, July 31.

New opinion: July 18

The Supreme Court has issued one new opinion.

New opinions: July 11

The Supreme Court has posted 15 new opinions.

Court seeks comment on chambering of new South Central judgeship

The Supreme Court has issued a notice of comment on the chambering of a new district judgeship in the South Central Judicial District. Comments are due August 1.

Court seeks comment on proposed rule amendments

The Supreme Court has issued a Notice of Comment on proposed amendments to N.D.R.Civ.P. 11 and N.D.R.Crim.P. 3, 4, and 41. Comments are due August 12.

Notice of Comment (comments due August 1, 2019)

Chambering New District Judgeship in the SCJD

Notice of Comment (comments due August 12, 2019)

Amendments to N.D.R.Civ.P. 11, N.D.R.Crim.P. 3, 4 & 41

Notice of Comment (comments due August 12, 2019)

Proposed Amendments to Rule 3, Admission to Practice Rules

Justices Jensen and Tufte share insight at leadership seminar

Justice Jon Jensen and Justice Jerod Tufte spoke at the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar held in Bismarck on June 21. Approximately 40 high school students and 30 volunteers from across North Dakota participated in the seminar.

Court seeks applicants for law clerk positions

The Supreme Court is seeking applicants for five law clerk positions for a one year term commencing Aug. 1, 2020. Applications are due July 12.

New opinion: July 5

The Supreme Court has issued one new opinion.

New opinions: July 3

The Supreme Court has issued two new opinions.

New opinion: July 2

The Supreme Court has issued a new opinion.

Amendments to court records rule effective July 1

Amendments to N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 19 on the court records management program and to the case records retention schedule took effect July 1.

New opinions: June 27

The Supreme Court has issued 29 new opinions.

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Citizen Access Paralegal with the Supreme Court Law Library in Bismarck has been posted.

Supreme Court seeks staff attorney

A job announcement for a Staff Attorney - Central Legal with the Supreme Court in Bismarck has been posted. The closing date is June 20, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. Central Time.

Court computer network maintenance set for Tuesday evening

The court system's computers will experience some outages as work is being performed by ITD on the court’s network circuits on Tuesday, June 4 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The work should be completed by 8:30 p.m. All court systems will experience some form of downtime during this period.

New opinion: May 28

The Supreme Court has issued a new opinion.

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Citizen Access Paralegal with the Supreme Court Law Library in Bismarck has been posted.

New opinions: May 24

The Supreme Court has issued 2 new opinions.

Supreme Court E-Filing Portal now available

An e-filing portal is now available for attorneys to electronically file and serve documents in the Supreme Court. Attorneys are encouraged to use the portal to file documents. Documents submitted for filing can be uploaded directly to the Clerk’s office through the portal and they can be served on the other parties through the portal.

New opinions: May 16

The Supreme Court has issued 29 new opinions.

ND jurists visit Rugby High School

Pierce County Tribune: "Two North Dakota judges visited Rugby High School last week to meet with students in the Tillman Hovland Auditorium for an informal question and answer session."

CPA society profiles Justice Jon J. Jensen in newsletter

Justice Jon J. Jensen, a CPA, was profiled in the May 2019 of the North Dakota CPA Newsletter, a quarterly publication issued by the North Dakota Society of Certified Public Accountants. The North Dakota CPA Society is the statewide association of Certified Public Accountants that has more than 1,800 members.

New opinion: May 6

The Supreme Court has issued one new opinion.

Justice Jensen, Judge Hurly speak at Rugby High School

Northeast Judicial District Judge Michael Hurly and Supreme Court Justice Jon Jensen visited Rugby High School on May 3. Judge Hurly and Justice Jensen spoke with the junior and senior classes about the North Dakota Judicial System, the Bill of Rights and answered questions from the students.

New lawyers admitted to bar in Supreme Court ceremony

Nineteen new lawyers were admitted to the North Dakota bar during a ceremony on April 29 in the Supreme Court's Ralph Erickstad courtroom.

Court adopts amendments to Admin. Rule 35

The Supreme Court has adopted amendments to N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 35 regarding the Juvenile Policy Board. The amendments are effective immediately.

North Dakota judicial budget passes with new judge, library remodel

Bismarck Tribune: "As the House and Senate passed provisions for a Theodore Roosevelt presidential library at Medora, they also OK'd a $970,000 remodel of the North Dakota Supreme Court Law Library in the judicial branch budget."

Order of Adoption

Amendments to N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 35

New opinion: April 25

The Supreme Court has issued one new opinion.

Justice Crothers teaches in Ukraine

North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Daniel Crothers recently participated in two days of training for 38 newly appointed judges on the Ukraine High Anti-Corruption Court. Last week Crothers presented educational sessions in Kyiv, Ukraine on the rule of Law, fair and independent Courts and judicial decision-making.

New opinion: April 22

The Supreme Court has issued one new opinion.

New opinion: April 18

The Supreme Court has issued one new opinion.

New opinion: April 17

The Supreme Court has issued one new opinion.

Judicial system 2018 annual reports now available

The 2018 annual reports for the North Dakota Court System have been posted. The North Dakota Courts Annual Report provides statistics and information on all court system activity while the Juvenile Court Annual Report looks specifically at activity in the state's juvenile courts.

New opinion: April 15

The Supreme Court has issued one new opinion.

New opinions: April 11

The Supreme Court has issued 19 new opinions.

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Judicial Assistant with the Supreme Court in Bismarck has been posted.

New order: April 8

The Supreme Court has issued an order in an attorney discipline case.

Justice Crothers teaches at National Judicial College

Justice Dan Crothers lectured last week at the National Judicial College in Reno, Nev. He taught topics including ethics of independent investigations, discovery and admission of electronically stored information, and ethics of social media as part of the college's course for new judges.

The Supreme Court in Edgeley- The March 27, 2019 photos

The Supreme Court made a visit to Edgeley on Wednesday, March 27, to hear arguments in a case and visit with students from kindergarten to high school. Here are the photos.

New opinion: March 22

The Supreme Court posted a new opinion on March 22.

New opinion: March 21

The Supreme Court posted a new opinion on March 21.

Order of Adoption

The Supreme Court has issued an Order on Mediation Fee Waivers or Fee Reductions.

Catching up with North Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerald VandeWalle

UND Today: "Even beyond the legal realm, the name of Gerald VandeWalle is a familiar one. Chief Justice of North Dakota Supreme Court, VandeWalle strikes a revered figure in the state’s Capitol, where he has dedicated over six decades of his career – 20 years with the Attorney General’s office and 40 on the highest court in the state."

New opinions: March 18

The Supreme Court posted three new opinions on March 18.

New Opinions: March 15

The Supreme Court posted 4 new opinions on March 15th.

New Opinions: Mar. 13

The Supreme Court posted 21 new opinions on March 13th.

Law library adds new titles to print collection

The North Dakota Supreme Court Law Library has recently added titles to its print collection that may be of interest to the bench and bar. These include books on unbundling, evidence, child custody jurisdiction and the Indian Child Welfare Act.

North Dakota Supreme Court justice living a pipe dream

Bismarck Tribune: "Lisa Fair McEvers blew air into her bagpipes, careful not to be too loud as the drones began to sound. 'I don’t want to be bothering Al Jaeger. He’s right next door to me,' the North Dakota Supreme Court justice said, standing in her office near the wall she shares with the secretary of state at the Capitol."

Finley-Sharon, Hope-Page high school students visit the Supreme Court

On March 5, junior and senior students from Finley-Sharon and Hope-Page high schools visited the capitol. As part of their visit Justice Jon Jensen and Justice Dan Crothers visited with the students, answered questions and gave them a tour of the court's facilities.

Updated bar exam application instructions available

Updated bar examination application instructions have been posted on the Board of Law Examiners webpage.

Amendments to procedural rules now in effect

Amendments to the Rules of Appellate Procedure, Civil Procedure, Criminal Procedure, Evidence, Court and the Administrative Rules took effect March 1. Here is a synopsis of the amendments.

Order of Adoption

The Supreme Court has adopted amendments to N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 19 involving the Court Records Management Program.

Changes to Rules of Civil Procedure, Evidence, Court effective March 1

On March 1, amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure, Evidence and Court become effective. Here is an explanation of these upcoming changes.

February bar exam underway

The North Dakota Bar Exam began in Bismarck on Tuesday, Feb. 26, with 37 applicants taking the exam. This is down slightly from February 2018. Of the applicants sitting on Tuesday, 65 percent are graduates of the University of North Dakota School of Law. The exam ends Wednesday.

New opinion: Feb. 26

The Supreme Court posted a new opinion on Feb. 26.

Court adopts amendments to Rules of Appellate Procedure effective March 1

Lawyers should be prepared for significant changes in appeal procedure effective March 1, 2019, due to rule amendments recently adopted by the Supreme Court. The new procedures will apply to all cases in which the Notice of Appeal is filed after March 1. Attorneys who plan to commence appeals after March 1 should review the rule amendments carefully.

Judge Tom Olson, Justice Jon J. Jensen visit Shanley High School

On Feb. 25, Judge Tom Olson, East Central Judicial District, and Supreme Court Justice Jon J. Jensen visited students at Shanley High School in Fargo to speak to students about the North Dakota judicial system, jury trials and the role of the judges in the justice system.

New opinions: Feb. 25

The Supreme Court posted 2 new opinions on Feb. 25.

North Dakota court system to roll out new website

Bismarck Tribune: "North Dakota's court system will soon reveal a "refreshed" website updating its 20-year-old platform. State Court Administrator Sally Holewa said the new NDcourts.gov will likely roll out in the next week."

Justice Jensen visits Woodrow Wilson High School

On Jan. 23, Justice Jon J. Jensen visited Woodrow Wilson High School in Fargo at the invitation of social studies teachers Elizabeth Hazeldine and Breanne Blomquist. Justice Jensen spoke about the North Dakota judicial system to classes of new Americans and high school students.

Order of Adoption

Amendments to the Rule on the Limited Practice of Law by Law Students

Order of Adoption

Prop. Amend. N.D.R. Civ.P, Crim.P., App.P., Evidence, R.Ct., Sup.Ct. Admin.R.

Order of Adoption

Petition to Permit Temporary Provision of Legal Services

2019 State of the Judiciary Address

The North Dakota Court System should be a well-balanced, dynamic and highly functioning system that is able to continuously improve and adjust to meet challenges in all economic conditions. We must operate to treat every individual, in every part of the state, with respect and to ensure that all of our cases move through the court system in a thoughtful and timely manner.

Order of Adoption

Proposed Amendments to the North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rules of Evidence, Rules of Court, and Supreme Court Administrative Rules

Order of Adoption

Proposed Amendments to the North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rules of Evidence, Rules of Court, and Supreme Court Administrative Rules

The Supreme Court at UND School of Law - The October 24-25, 2018 photos

During the Court's fall visit to the University of North Dakota School of Law, the schedule included oral arguments in four cases, classroom visits, judging the final internal moot court arguments, student lunch, breakfast sponsored by the Law Women's Caucus, visiting the Rural Practice Association, an informational session for students interested in applying for clerkships with the Court, and lunch with the Greater Grand Forks County Bar Association.

The Supreme Court in Devils Lake - The October 23, 2018 photos

The Supreme Court traveled to Devils Lake High School Oct. 23 to meet with students and hear a case. Justice Lisa Fair McEvers and Chief Justice Gerald VandeWalle teamed up to talk with students.

The Supreme Court in Hillsboro - The October 22, 2018 photos

The Supreme Court traveled to Hillsboro High School Oct. 22 to talk with students and hear a case. Students Jacob Pruneda, Seth Owens, Natassaja Eberhardt and Jake Moore guided the justices on a tour through the school.

Order of Adoption

Proposed Amendments to North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 13 Related to the Scope of Delegable Duties to Judicial Referees

Order of Adoption

Proposed Administrative Rule 60 Establishing An Interdisciplinary Committee on Specialized Dockets

Notice of Consultation

In the Matter of the Judicial Vacancy in District Judgeship No. 2, with Chambers in Fargo, North Dakota, East Central Judicial District

Notice of Comment

Proposed Amendments to the North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rules of Evidence, Rules of Court, and Supreme Court Administrative Rules