Southwest Judicial District

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Dickinson

Wed, 10 Oct 2018 21:38:00 GMT

Keogh, Robert, Judge 38 1st Street W Dickinson, ND 58601	701-456-7726 Fax: 701-483-7723 Email

Finlayson, Britney, Clerk 38 1st Street W Dickinson, ND 58601	701-456-7726 Fax: 701-456-7727 Email

James D. Gion

Tue, 11 Sep 2018 21:05:44 GMT

Judge Gion was appointed as District Court Judge by Governor Jack Dalrymple in 2015 for the Southwest Judicial District judgeship #1 located in Dickinson, ND. He was then elected in 2018.

Born in 1953; Judge Gion is a lifelong resident of Hettinger County. Judge Gion graduated from Regent High School in 1971, and received his Bachelor of Administration from University of North Dakota in 1976. He obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1982, and was admitted to the N.D. Bar on October 11, 1982. He was in private legal practice in Hettinger County from 1982-2015 and was the Hettinger County State's Attorney from 1991-2015. Judge Gion also served as State's Attorney of Bowman and Slope Counties.

Rhonda R. Ehlis

Tue, 11 Sep 2018 21:03:17 GMT

Judge Ehlis was appointed as District Court Judge by Governor Jack Dalrymple in 2015 for the Southwest Judicial District judgeship #4 located in Dickinson, ND. She was then elected in 2018.

Born in 1968; Judge Ehlis is a native of Bowman, ND. She graduated from Scranton High School in 1986, and received her B.S. in Political Science from the University of North Dakota in 1990. She received her Juris Doctor from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1993; and was admitted to the N.D. Bar on April 27, 1994. Judge Ehlis was an outreach attorney for Legal Assistance of North Dakota located in Devils Lake, from1993-1995. She then moved on to work as a Staff attorney with the Regional Child Support Enforcement Unit in Bismarck from 1995-2001. She was in private legal practice in Dickinson from 2001-2006; and became the Stark County Assistant State's Attorney from 2006 to 2015.

Dann E. Greenwood

Tue, 11 Sep 2018 16:18:48 GMT

Judge Greenwood was elected as District Court Judge in 2012 for the Southwest Judicial District judgeship #3 located in Dickinson, ND. He was then elected in 2012; and re-elected in 2018.

Born in 1952; Judge Greenwood is a native of Dickinson, N.D. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America in 1968. Judge Greenwood graduated from Dickinson High School in 1970; and attended Dickinson State College from 1970-1972. He went on to graduate from the University of North Dakota in 1974; and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1977. He was admitted to the N.D. Bar on October 7, 1977. He was in private legal practice in Dickinson from 1977-2012; and was the President of the North Dakota Trial Lawyers Association in 1987. In 1998, he held the position of President of the State Bar Association of North Dakota for one year.

William A. Herauf

Mon, 10 Sep 2018 21:27:34 GMT

Judge Herauf was appointed as District Court Judge by Governor John Hoeven in 2006 for the Southwest Judicial District judgeship #2 located in Dickinson, ND. He was then elected in 2008, re-elected in 2010 and 2016.

Born in 1957 in Dickinson, ND, Judge Herauf graduated from Dickinson High School in 1975. He received his Bachelors of Administration from the University of North Dakota in 1979, and received his Juris Doctor from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1982. He was admitted to the N.D. Bar on October 11, 1982. He worked in pivate practice in Dickinson, ND until his judgeship in 2006.

Southwest

Fri, 07 Sep 2018 14:46:05 GMT

Created in 1979 to include Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger, Slope and Stark counties.

District Administration:

Donna Wunderlich

Hearing Livestreams:

^{* Note - Not all hearings will be livestreamed. Recording of the hearing is not allowed.}

Case Flow Management Plan

Stark County

Tue, 08 May 2018 18:32:13 GMT

Regular Courthouse Hours: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (Mountain Time)- M-Th and Friday 8-12. Closed Legal Holidays.

Phone: (701) 227-3184

Fax: (701) 227-3185

Email: 45clerk@ndcourts.gov

Courthouse Instructions: Enter through the front doors of the Courthouse where you will be greeted by security officers to check purses, bags, etc.

Parking Instructions: Parking is provided free of charge in the front of the Courthouse and in a parking lot on the east side of the Courthouse as well as a handicap ramp.

Jury Instructions:

If reporting for jury duty, please refrain from bringing in cell phones and purses.
These item will not be permitted in the jury room during deliberations.

Slope County

Tue, 08 May 2018 18:28:50 GMT

Regular Courthouse Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm

Phone: (701) 879-6275

Fax: (701) 879-6278

Hettinger County

Mon, 07 May 2018 20:59:24 GMT

Regular Courthouse Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Closed from 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. for lunch

Phone: (701) 824-2645

Fax: (701) 824-2717

Golden Valley County

Mon, 07 May 2018 19:34:22 GMT

Regular Courthouse Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00 am-4:00pm, Friday 8:00am-1:00pm (Mountain Time)

Phone: (701) 872-3713

Fax: (701) 872-4383

Holidays/Closures: Closed all major holidays

County Website: www.goldenvalleycounty.org

Dunn County

Mon, 07 May 2018 19:17:47 GMT

Regular Courthouse Hours: Monday – Thursday 7 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. MT, Friday 8 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. MT, open during the lunch hour. This will not affect our Wednesday - Friday trial schedule. The Clerk’s Office will be open all day on any Friday a trial is held.

Phone: (701) 573-4447

Fax: (701) 573-4444

Parking Instructions: Entrance to courthouse on Owens Street. Public parking on east side of courthouse.

Bowman County

Mon, 07 May 2018 16:47:17 GMT

Regular Courthouse Hours: 7:30am - 4:30 Mon-Thur. (closed for lunch 12:00pm - 12:30pm), 7:30am - 12:00pm on Friday

Phone: (701) 523-3450

Fax: (701) 523-5443

Billings County

Mon, 07 May 2018 16:34:54 GMT

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 138 Medora, ND 58645

Regular Courthouse Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00.am. - 4:00 pm., Fridays 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Phone: (701) 623-4492

Fax: (701) 623-4896

Adams County

Thu, 05 Apr 2018 18:57:39 GMT

Phone: (701) 567-2537