N.D. Federalist Society to hold Supreme Court Round-Up Aug. 20-21

The North Dakota Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society will be holding Supreme Court Round-Up seminars in Bismarck and Fargo on Aug. 20-21. CLE credit has been applied for.

LaMoure County clerk’s office to be closed Friday

The LaMoure County Clerk of Court’s office will be closed on Friday, Aug. 9.

8th Circuit issues opinion in N.D. case: Aug. 8

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued an opinion affirming a district court decision that denied a defendant's request to withdraw his guilty plea in a North Dakota sex abuse case.

Ready for change: Is North Dakota’s criminal safety net too thin?

G.F. Herald: "The first thing Adam Martin ever stole was a bouncing balloon from a drug store in Breckenridge, Minn. He says he doesn’t know why he did it. He just did."

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Deputy Clerk with the District Court in Bismarck has been posted.

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Staff Attorney with the Office of Supreme Court Central Legal Staff in Bismarck has been posted.

New opinion: Aug. 7

The Supreme Court has issued an opinion on chambering the new district judgeship in the South Central Judicial District.

New U.S. District Judge Welte takes oath

New United States District Judge Peter Welte took the oath of office from Eighth Circuit Judge Ralph Erickson on Aug. 6.

Too big too fast: North Dakota’s other housing problem

G.F. Herald: "Pat Bohn has spent a long time working in corrections — long enough to climb from a rank-and-file parole and probation officer in the 1990s to a job heading North Dakota’s entire parole and probation operation today. He’s seen a lot of things change."

New opinions: Aug. 5-6

The Supreme Court has issued two new opinions.