Vacancy in Judgeship No. 1, Scjd 2025 Nd 89

Summary

The court determined that Judgeship No. 1 in Bismarck remains necessary for effective judicial administration in the South Central Judicial District. It relied on increased caseload, population growth concentrated in Burleigh County, the district’s geographic size, and the projected shortage of judicial officers, and ordered the judgeship filled at its existing location.