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."

Job Announcement

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

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Paralegal with Legal Services of North Dakota in Grand Forks has been posted.

Order of Adoption

Proposed Amendments to the North Dakota Rules of Juvenile Procedure

Order of Adoption

Proposed Amendments to N.D. Sup. Ct. Admin. R. 19 and Adoption of New 41

Dakota Datebook: A cleanup in Devils Lake

Prairie Public: "There was a great deal of excitement in Devils Lake on [Sept. 23], 1910. Dan Brennan of the law firm Brennan and Brennan had been shot following a raid to clean up the city’s blind pigs and bawdy houses."