North Dakota Supreme Court
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The North Dakota Supreme Court is the highest court of law in the state of North Dakota
. The Court rules on questions of law in appeals from the state's district courts.
Each of the five justices are elected on a no-party ballot for ten year terms, arranged such that one seat is contested every two years. The Chief Justice is elected from the Justices every five years (or upon vacancy) by vote of the Supreme Court justices and the District Court judges.
The justices of the North Dakota Supreme Court are currently:
The Supreme Court is empowered to constitute a Court of Appeals consisting of a three-member panel chosen from active and retired District Court judges, retired Supreme Court justices, and lawyers. The Court of Appeals only hears cases specifically assigned to it by the Supreme Court, which is done only infrequently.
North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
. The Court rules on questions of law in appeals from the state's district courts.
Each of the five justices are elected on a no-party ballot for ten year terms, arranged such that one seat is contested every two years. The Chief Justice is elected from the Justices every five years (or upon vacancy) by vote of the Supreme Court justices and the District Court judges.
The justices of the North Dakota Supreme Court are currently:
- Chief Justice Gerald W. VandeWalleGerald W. VandeWalleGerald Wayne VandeWalle is the Chief Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court. Justice VandeWalle was born in Noonan, North Dakota and graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1955 with a bachelor of science degree in Commerce. He then received a juris doctor degree from the University...
- Justice Dale V. SandstromDale V. SandstromDale V. Sandstrom is a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as a North Dakota Public Service Commissioner from 1983 to 1992, and as a Justice on the North Dakota Supreme Court since 1992.-Biography:...
- Justice Mary Muehlen MaringMary Muehlen MaringMary Muehlen Maring is a Justice on the North Dakota Supreme Court. Mary Muehlen Maring was born and raised in Devils Lake, North Dakota. She graduated with B.A. degree in Political Science and German from Moorhead State University in 1972 and in 1975 a juris doctor degree from the University of...
- Justice Carol Ronning KapsnerCarol Ronning KapsnerCarol Ronning Kapsner is a Justice on the North Dakota Supreme Court. Carol Ronning Kapsner was born and raised in Bismarck, North Dakota. She graduated with B.A. degree in English literature from College of St...
- Justice Daniel J. Crothers
The Supreme Court is empowered to constitute a Court of Appeals consisting of a three-member panel chosen from active and retired District Court judges, retired Supreme Court justices, and lawyers. The Court of Appeals only hears cases specifically assigned to it by the Supreme Court, which is done only infrequently.