North Dakota Supreme Court
McKenzie Electric Coop., Inc. v. El-Dweek
December 19, 20242024 ND 227
Summary
The court denied McKenzie Electric's petition for a supervisory writ seeking to undo the district court judge's recusal and control reassignment. It held that supervisory jurisdiction was inappropriate because the alleged delay was largely unavoidable, reassignment did not present a serious question of actual bias, and any significant recusal error could be addressed on appeal. The court also declined to depart from its standard reassignment procedures or prospectively disqualify categories of judges.