Judge Racek will not seek reelection in ECJD

East Central Judicial District Presiding Judge Frank Racek has announced that he will not be running for reelection in 2020. Judge Racek served as a county judge from 1988-1994 and was first elected district judge in 1994.

New dean says UND School of Law seeing brighter days

G.F. Herald: "Though it was a sometimes rocky path to get there, times are bright at the UND School of Law, says Dean Michael McGinniss."

Justice Jensen teaches at Law Enforcement Training Center

On Dec. 6, Justice Jon J. Jensen spoke during the North Dakota Basic law enforcement course at the North Dakota Law Enforcement Training Center about the structure and function of the state's judicial system.

Job Announcement - Deputy Clerk

A job announcement for a deputy clerk with the district court in Williston has been posted.

New issue of N.D. Law Review now available

The North Dakota Law Review recently published Volume 94, Issue 3, which includes articles on Lake Sakakawea and the Takings Clause and on the future of voter ID.

NECJD staff hold appreciation event for district judges

On Dec. 4, the Grand Forks County Clerk of Court, the Juvenile Court and district Court Administration staff held their annual appreciation event and lunch for the Northeast Central Judicial District judges.

North Dakota's lone female police chief retiring, says it's been a great ride

KFGO News: "Jeanette Persons is calling it quits. The Lisbon police chief, the state's only female police chief, is retiring."

North Dakota's 2019 homicides may have hit a high not seen in four decades

Fargo Forum: "The number of criminal homicides committed in North Dakota in 2019 could be the highest in four decades."

Local district judge goes the extra mile

KX Net: "Five years ago, David Reich started Runners Against Destructive Decisions, or RADD, to give those working on recovery, or through probation, something else positive to work toward. The idea took off, because, when you’re out there running, there’s no telling who is the judge, or police chief, or who is in recovery."

Dakota Datebook: North Dakota's ratification of the 19th Amendment (Part 2)

Prairie Public: "Governor Lynn Frazier had called a special session in late November 1919 that addressed, among other issues, the proposed 19th Amendment to the US Constitution to grant women the right to vote. The House and Senate both voted in favor by December 1st, and it was signed by both branches on December 4th."

Job Announcement - Hearing Officer

A job announcement for a Temporary Hearing Officer with the N.D. Department of Transportation in Bismarck has been posted.

75% of ND counties have fewer than 10 attorneys, leaving rural residents without legal help nearby

G.F. Herald: "When Delvin Losing - the only attorney in Casselton - was asked why he’s kept his office in the town of nearly 2,500 residents, he jokingly replied, 'Sometimes, I wonder.'"

Dakota Datebook: North Dakota's Ratification of the 19th Amendment

Prairie Public: "The right for women to vote was disputed for decades. Women and men alike populated both sides of the debate. Proponents united in rallying behind the push for change, which eventually resulted in the passage of the 19th Amendment."

State Court Administrator announces interest rate on judgments for 2020

The State Court Administrator is required by law to set the interest rate on judgements annually. For judgments entered in 2020, the interest rate will be 8 percent.

Dakota Datebook: The Open Range Doctrine

Prairie Public: "In the early days, when the eastern states were still colonies of Great Britain, farmers were bound by the doctrine of common law. Farmers who owned animals that were likely to roam, like cattle or horses, were responsible for any damage done by those animals."

ND ratified 19th Amendment 100 years ago, granting women full voting rights

G.F. Herald: "One hundred years ago Sunday, a group of men gathered in the House chambers at the Capitol in Bismarck to decide whether to allow their wives, mothers, daughters and sisters the right to vote."

Gary Thune 1942-2019

Longtime Bismarck attorney Gary Thune died Dec. 1. A UND School of Law graduate, he was admitted to the N.D. bar in 1974. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 6, at Boulger Funeral Home in Fargo.

Job Announcement - Judicial Referee

A job announcement for a Judicial Referee with the District Court in Fargo has been posted.

Job Announcement - Deputy Clerk of District Court

A job announcement for a Deputy Clerk with the District Court in Minot 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.

New opinions: Nov. 25-26

The Supreme Court has issued two new opinions.

Order of Adoption

Adoption of Appendix 1 to N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 41

Notice of Comment published on website

Vacancy in Judgeship No. 7, South Central Judicial District (consol. 20190371)