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  • Chief Justice VandeWalle celebrates 85th birthday, 40 years on court

    Chief Justice Gerald VandeWalle celebrated his 85th birthday and 40 years of service on the Supreme Court on Aug. 15. VandeWalle was appointed to the Court in 1978 by Governor Arthur Link to fill the unexpired term of Justice Robert Vogel, who resigned. He has served longer than any other North Dakota Supreme Court justice.
  • Notice of Comment

    Proposed Amendments to North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 13 Regarding Judicial Referees - Scope of Delegable Duties
  • Order of Adoption

    Amendments to North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 44 Regarding the Informal Complaint Panel
  • Notice of Comment

    Proposed Administrative Rule 60 Establishing An Interdisciplinary Committee on Specialized Dockets
  • Grand Forks County to celebrate clerk's office renovations June 15

    Improvements to the Grand Forks County Clerk of District Court office will be unveiled at a Grand Reopening celebration at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, June 15. The office received a 2017 Court Facilities Improvement Grant totaling $60,821.97, which paid for 75 percent of the clerk's office renovation. Grand Forks County paid the remaining 25 percent.
  • Indian Youth Leadership Academy students attend court

    The North Dakota Indian Youth Leadership Academy is being held June 4-8 at United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck. As part of the academy, the students attended oral arguments with the Supreme Court. After the arguments the Court's justices met with the students, answering their questions about the case and explaining how the state's judicial system works.
  • Notice of Consultation

    In the Matter of the Vacancy in Judgeship No. 2, with Chambers in Bismarck, North Dakota, South Central Judicial District
  • SCJD Judge Anderson to retire

    District Judge Sonna M. Anderson has announced her retirement effective June 30. She has served as a judge in the South Central Judicial District since 2004.
  • Notice of Comment

    Proposed Amendments to N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 19 Regarding Court Records Management Program and N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 41 Regarding Access To Court Records
  • Order of Adoption

    Proposed Amendments to North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 13 Regarding Judicial Referees - Scope of Delegable Duties
  • Order of Adoption

    Proposed Adoption of a North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule Regarding Qualifications and Training Requirements of Guardians
  • Order of Adoption

    Proposed Amendments to Rule 1.2 of the North Dakota Rules of Professional Conduct
  • Order of Adoption

    Amendments to North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 2 Relating to Election and Duties of Presiding Judges; North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 7 Relating to Designation of Judgeships and Chambers With Assignments; and Repeal of North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Order 2 Relating to Identification of Presiding Judges
  • Notice of Consultation

    In the Matter of the Judicial Vacancy in District Judgeship No. 4, with Chambers in Bismarck, North Dakota, South Central Judicial District
  • Notice of Comment

    Proposed Amendments to North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 13 Regarding Judicial Referees - Scope of Delegable Duties
  • Order of Adoption

    Proposed Adoption of a North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Order Regarding the Guardian Monitoring Program
  • Order of Adoption

    Proposed Amendments to the North Dakota Rules of Civil Procedure, North Dakota Rules of Criminal Procedure, North Dakota Rules of Appellate Procedure, North Dakota Rules of Juvenile Procedure and North Dakota Rules of Court
  • Notice of Comment

    Proposed Adoption of a North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule Regarding Qualifications and Training Requirements of Guardians
  • Notice of Comment

    Proposed Amendments to Rule 1.2 of the North Dakota Rules of Professional Conduct