Minn.: Late judge Diana Murphy honored with renaming of Minneapolis federal courthouse

MPR News: "Dozens of attorneys and judges are expected to gather in downtown Minneapolis to honor a trailblazer in the Twin Cities legal community. Judge Diana Murphy — who died last year at age 84 — was the first woman appointed to the federal bench in Minnesota and the first to sit on the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals."

ND DOCR receives grant for drug court

KFYR News: "The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation received a $486,253 grant through the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Assistance. This is a three-year grant that will increase drug court services statewide."

Job Announcement - Insurance Healthcare Enforcement Attorney

A job announcement for an Insurance Healthcare Enforcement Attorney with the Insurance Commission in Bismarck has been posted.

Teams, booster club, judge inducted into West Fargo High Hall of Fame

West Fargo Pioneer: "Judge Steven McCullough, who graduated from West Fargo High in 1980, was inducted into the Hall of Fame [Oct. 3]. McCullough graduated from the University of North Dakota Law School and after a career as a practicing lawyer, is now a district judge."

Chief Justice VandeWalle honored by Association of Counties

The North Dakota Association of Counties presented Chief Justice Gerald VandeWalle the Excellence in Government Dedicated Partner Award on Oct. 7. In accepting the honor, VandeWalle said he considered it recognition of the entire court system rather than an individual award.

U.S. Supreme Court Oct. 16 arguments

Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case on state prosecution based on information on immigration forms, a case on life imprisonment without parole for juvenile offenders, and a case on whether the “discovery rule” applies to toll the statute of limitations in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Richland County Treatment Court Coordinator in Wahpeton has been posted.

LaVern C. Neff 1927-2019

Longtime Williston attorney LaVern C. “Vern” Neff, 92, died Oct. 13. A UND School of Law graduate, he was admitted to the bar in 1952. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, at Faith United Methodist Church in Williston.

The last of the sketch artists on cameras in the US Supreme Court

Quartz: "Art Lien didn’t dream of becoming a courtroom sketch artist, though the diminutive form of his name did hint at this ultimate destiny. In fact, it’s a job Lien once mocked."

U.S. Supreme Court Oct. 15 arguments

Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in case on whether members of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico are officers of the United States subject to the Appointments Clause.