Courthouses closed for Christmas holiday

The Supreme Court and county courthouses around the state will be closed Monday, Dec. 26, for Christmas. In addition, the courthouses in Barnes, Emmons, Foster, McKenzie, Mountrail, Pierce, Renville, Sargent and Traill counties will close at noon on Friday, Dec. 23, while courthouses in Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Dickey, Dunn, Eddy, Golden Valley, Grand Forks, Griggs, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, Nelson, Pembina, Ramsey, Ransom, Richland, Sheridan, Sioux, Stark, Steele, Towner and Wells counties will be closed all day Dec. 23.

N.D. Attorney General opinion: Dec.22

Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley has issued a new open meetings opinion.

New opinions: Dec. 22

The Supreme Court has issued 10 new opinions.

Order of Adoption

Amend. to N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 41 and 47

County courthouses closed due to weather

The Billings, Bowman, Dickey, Dunn, Kidder, Logan, Oliver and Stark County courthouses will be closed Thursday, Dec. 22. LaMoure will close at 2:30 p.m.

Judicial Nominating Committee names finalists for Supreme Court vacancy

Two judges and an attorney have been named as finalists to fill the upcoming vacancy on the Supreme Court. They are South Central Judicial District Judge Doug Bahr, North Central Judicial District Judge Stacy Louser and Assistant United States Attorney Jake Rodenbiker.

John E. Jacobson 1947-2022

Attorney John E. Jacobson died Dec. 12. A graduate of the UND School of Law, he was admitted to the N.D. bar in 1972. Services will be held on Jan. 14, 2023, in Seneca, S.C.

Job Announcement - Legal Assistant

A job announcement for a Legal Assistant with the Burleigh County State’s Attorney’s office in Bismarck has been posted.

Courthouses closed, opening late due to weather Friday

The courthouses in Barnes, Benson, Billings, Bottineau, Burleigh, Dunn, Eddy, Foster, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, McHenry, McIntosh, Morton, Nelson, Oliver, Pembina, Ramsey, Ransom, Richland, Sargent, Stark, Stutsman, Traill and Wells counties will be closed Friday, Dec. 16. Pierce and Walsh will be opening at 10 a.m. and Cavalier will open at 10:30 a.m.

New opinion: Dec. 15

The Supreme Court has issued a new opinion.

Courthouses closed due to weather Thursday

The courthouses in Billings, Cavalier, Dickey, Dunn, Foster. Grand Forks, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh, Ransom, Richland, Rolette, Sargent, Steele, Traill, Walsh, Ward, and Wells counties will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 15. Barnes County will close at noon, Griggs and Stutsman at 2 p.m. and Cass at 3 p.m.

Courthouses closed due to weather on Wednesday

The Benson, Billings, Dickey, Dunn, Grand Forks, Kidder, Logan, McHenry, McKenzie, Pembina, Ramsey, Ransom, Rolette, Sioux, Stark, Stutsman and Wells County courthouses will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 14.

Courthouses closed due to weather

The courthouses in Dunn, McLean, Ransom, Rolette, Sargent and Wells counties are closed today. Sioux and Stark counties are closed today and Wednesday. The LaMoure County Clerk of Court's office and the Kidder and Logan County courthouses closed at noon today, Dickey County closed at 1 p.m., Billings County closed at 1:30 p.m. MST, Traill County will be closing at 3:30 p.m. and Barnes County will be closing at 4 p.m.

Interest rate set for 2023 judgments

The State Court Administrator has set the interest rate on judgments entered in 2023 at 10 percent.

Job Announcement - Attorney

A job announcement for an Attorney with the Protection & Advocacy Project in Bismarck has been posted.

Job Announcement - Staff Attorney

A job announcement for a Staff Attorney with the District Court in Grand Forks has been posted.

Job Announcement - Legal Secretary

A job announcement for a Legal Secretary with the Burleigh County State’s Attorney’s office in Bismarck has been posted.

New opinions: Dec. 8

The Supreme Court has issued 16 new opinions.

Job Announcement - Assistant State’s Attorney

A job announcement for an Assistant State’s Attorney with the Burleigh County State’s Attorney's office in Bismarck has been posted.

Job Announcement - Victim/Witness Coordinator

A job announcement for a Victim/Witness Coordinator with the Burleigh County State’s Attorney’s office in Bismarck has been posted.

NECJD dedicates courtroom to retired Judge Jahnke

On Dec. 5, the Northeast Central Judicial District dedicated its new Courtroom 109 to retired District Judge Lawrence Jahnke.

Former chief deputy clerk to head California appeals court office

Colette Bruggman, who served 17 years with the Supreme Court's clerk office, has been appointed clerk/executive officer of the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, effective Jan. 1, 2023.

Judges, attorneys apply for Supreme Court vacancy

Judges Doug Bahr, Daniel El-Dweek and Stacy Louser and attorneys David Hagler, Kiara Kraus-Parr, Angela Elsperger Lord and Jake Rodenbiker have applied for the Supreme Court vacancy that will be created by the retirement of Justice Gerald VandeWalle.