8th Circuit decides N.D. case

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued a per curiam affirmance in a North Dakota civil rights case.

Six lawyers apply for new SCJD judgeship

Six lawyers have submitted an application for the new South Central Judicial District judgeship: Jessica J. Binder, Justin D. Hager, Michael T. Mahoney, Paul H. Myerchin, Pamela A. Nesvig, and Marina Spahr.

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney/Assistant Attorney General with the Attorney General's Office in Bismarck has been posted.

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Paralegal Specialist with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of North Dakota in Bismarck or Fargo has been posted.

Notice of Comment (comments due August 1, 2019)

Chambering New District Judgeship in the SCJD

Notice of Comment (comments due August 12, 2019)

Amendments to N.D.R.Civ.P. 11, N.D.R.Crim.P. 3, 4 & 41

Notice of Comment (comments due August 12, 2019)

Proposed Amendments to Rule 3, Admission to Practice Rules

South Dakotans soon able to access court records from any computer

Brookings Register: "The South Dakota Unified Judicial System is piloting a program that will eventually allow the public access to court records from any computer. The public can now only view court records on computers at state courthouses during work hours from Monday to Friday."

Are dinosaur fossils 'minerals'? The Montana Supreme Court will decide high stakes case

Science: "Pristine dinosaur fossils discovered in Montana have sparked a property rights dispute that has hit paleontologists like an asteroid. The lawsuit, now at the Montana Supreme Court, concerns who owns some of the greatest fossil finds in the last century."

Justices Jensen and Tufte share insight at leadership seminar

Justice Jon Jensen and Justice Jerod Tufte spoke at the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar held in Bismarck on June 21. Approximately 40 high school students and 30 volunteers from across North Dakota participated in the seminar.