William A. Herauf

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.