Remote public access approved for ND court records in 'major sea change'

Bismarck Tribune: "Remote, electronic access will soon be available for North Dakota court system records. The state Supreme Court on Wednesday adopted a rule governing public access to court documents."

Minn.: Governor Walz appoints Jade Rosenfeldt to fill Seventh Judicial District vacancy

Voice of Alexandria: "Governor Tim Walz announced the appointment of Jade Rosenfeldt as District Court Judge in Minnesota’s Seventh Judicial District. This appointment fills a vacancy that occurred upon the creation of a new District Court judgeship effective July 1, 2019 and will be chambered in Moorhead in Clay County."

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Case Aide with the Juvenile Court in Bismarck has been posted.

North Dakota chief justice won't seek another term at the helm, but will stay on state's high court

G.F. Herald: "The chief justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court said Thursday, Sept. 26, that he won't seek reappointment to the post he's held since 1993 but will stay on the court for the 'immediate future.'"

David DeMars 1941-2019

Longtime Fargo attorney David DeMars died Sept. 21. He was a 1965 UND School of Law graduate. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at St. Mary of the Lakes Catholic Church in Detroit Lakes, Minn.

Task force to form for North Dakota juvenile justice study

Bismarck Tribune: "The Legislature's interim Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved the formation of a task force for a study of North Dakota's juvenile justice system. Rep. Larry Klemin, R-Bismarck, who chairs the committee, will organize the task force comprising lawmakers as well as judges, attorneys and state agency members who work in the juvenile justice process."

Hoeven introduces Traynor

WZFG News: "Senator John Hoeven [Sept. 25] introduced Daniel Traynor, who has been nominated to serve as a U.S. District Court Judge for North Dakota, at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to review his nomination."

U.S.: Chief Justice John Roberts prepares for outsized role as umpire

USA Today: "As his Supreme Court prepares for a contentious term featuring cases on immigration, gay and lesbian rights, gun ownership and, in all likelihood, abortion, Roberts can look forward to opposition from the left and distrust from the right."

Celebrating 230 Years of the U.S. Courts

U.S. Courts News Release: "On [Sept. 24, 1789], President George Washington signed the Judiciary Act of 1789 establishing a federal court system separate from state courts. The 230-year-old act set forth a three-tier federal court structure of one Supreme Court and two levels of inferior courts."

Many crime victims in S.D. not being paid restitution they are owed

KELO News: "In South Dakota, people convicted of crimes owe their victims millions of dollars in court-ordered restitution, but most of that debt is going unpaid and there is little remedy available for those harmed to get their money."