On March 11, 1998, the Honorable Bruce E. Bohlman, Judge of the District Court for the Northeast Central Judicial District, petitioned the Court for an extension of the term limit of Rule 8.5, North Dakota Rules of Court (NDROC), for an additional 18 months. Rule 8.5, NDROC, is scheduled to terminate on April 1, 1998. On March 23, 1998, the Honorable Robert W. Holte, Judge of the District Court for the Northwest Judicial District, filed a letter in support of Judge Bohlman's petition