Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Contract Administrative Law Judge with the North Dakota Office of Administrative Hearings in Bismarck has been posted.

U.S.: Ginsburg illness casts spotlight on long-term court absences

Associated Press: "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has missed a month of Supreme Court arguments as she recovers from lung cancer surgery. But she's not the first justice to be away for a while and her absence hardly compares with those of some of her predecessors."

MN Supreme Court overturns firing of cop who slapped Somali teen

MPR News: "The Minnesota Supreme Court Wednesday ordered the reinstatement of a Richfield police officer, who was fired by the city after slapping a Somali teen during a 2015 incident."

Peter Welte takes questions from Senate Judiciary Committee

G.F. Herald: "Former Grand Forks County State's Attorney and federal judgeship nominee Peter Welte testified Wednesday in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Welte, who was nominated for the post last month by President Donald Trump, was introduced to the committee by Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D."

Trump re-nominates Wrigley to serve as U.S. attorney for North Dakota

Grand Forks Herald: "President Donald Trump has renewed his nomination of Drew Wrigley to again serve as the U.S. attorney for North Dakota."

Dakota Datebook: Lincoln's North Dakota Legacy

Prairie Public Dakota Datebook: "One of President Buchanan's last acts was to sign the Organic Act, which created Dakota territory. Consequently, the territory was just two days old when President Lincoln took office in 1861."

Burleigh County States Attorney's Office sees shortage

KFYR News: "It's difficult to fight crime if you don't have enough people to do it. A shortage of assistant states attorney's is hitting Burleigh County. Job Service of North Dakota says legal job listings have gone up 300 percent in the last year across the state."

Courts strive to improve child protection cases with pilot project in west central Minnesota

West Central Tribune: "Halfway into a two-year pilot program designed to address Minnesota's higher-than-acceptable rate of children being placed into foster care, District Court Judge Jenna Fischer is finding some possible solutions."

Job Announcement

A job announcement for a Senior Assistant State's Attorney for Burleigh County in Bismarck has been posted.

U.S.: Supreme Court sets date in Argus Leader case

Sioux Falls Argus Leader: "The U.S. Supreme Court has set a date to hear a case that could determine whether taxpayer payments to businesses can be considered confidential information."