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The Honorable Ralph R. Erickson ’84 will serve as Distinguished Jurist-in-Residence

Categories: Alumni, Public

Judge Ralph R. Erickson, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, will serve as the 2024 Rodney S. Webb Distinguished Jurist-in-Residence from February 29 – March 1. The Rodney S. Webb Distinguished Jurist-in-Residence program brings prominent judges from across the state and the country to UND School of Law to engage with our […]

Judge Bruce Romanick ’86 not seeking reelection

Categories: Alumni, Public

South Central District Judge Bruce Romanick not seeking reelection South Central Judicial District Judge Bruce Romanick has announced that he will not be running for reelection in 2024. A 1986 UND School of Law graduate, he was in private practice in Washburn and Bismarck, N.D., 1986-88, Judge Advocate for the United States Army, Fort Carson, Colorado, […]

Winter Commencement 2023

Categories: Alumni, Faculty, Public, Students, Uncategorized

The University of North Dakota held its winter commencement ceremony for professional and graduate degrees on Thursday, December 14, 2023 at the Chester Fritz Auditorium on the UND campus. Fourteen law students completed the required coursework to earn the Juris Doctor degree, two of which completed the joint J.D./M.B.A. degree. Five graduates participated in the […]

Tessa Vaagen ’15 appointed referee and magistrate in South Central Judicial District

Categories: Alumni

Presiding Judge Bruce Romanick, on behalf of all of the South Central Judicial District Court judges, has appointed Tessa Vaagen as a Judicial Referee and Magistrate. Vaagen has experience with cases involving delinquent children, children in need of services, children in need of protection, and minor victims.  She also brings experience in family law, including […]

Investiture Ceremony held for Judge Stephanie R. Hayden ’08

Categories: Alumni

The formal Investiture Ceremony for Judge Stephanie R. Hayden was held on November 6, 2023 at the Cass County Courthouse.  Several Supreme Court Justices, District court judges and legislators were in attendance. In Chief Justice Jon Jensen’s remarks, he noted that the judicial vacancy was created by the 2023 legislative session with the addition of three additional judgeships, […]

Alum Rainey C. Muth joins Moss & Barnett

Categories: Alumni

Minneapolis, MN (Nov. 6, 2023) Moss & Barnett, A Professional Association, is pleased to announce that attorney Rainey C. Muth has joined the firm’s business law team assisting clients with various corporate, business, and financial matters. Prior to joining Moss & Barnett, Muth clerked for the Honorable Lisa Fair McEvers in the North Dakota Supreme […]

Investiture ceremony honors North Dakota Bar Foundation and Professor Bradley Myers

Categories: Alumni, Faculty

The ceremony was held at the School of Law during UND Homecoming to recognize the donor and title holder of the Randy H. Lee Professorship The University of North Dakota Alumni Association and Foundation, along with the UND School of Law recently hosted an investiture ceremony honoring the North Dakota Bar Foundation for its establishment […]

Retired Chief Justice Gerald VandeWalle honored in UND courtroom dedication

Categories: Alumni, Public

The ceremony took place at the newly renovated courtroom, located in UND’s law school, on Monday afternoon, Oct. 23, and was attended by Gov. Doug Burgum and state Attorney General Drew Wrigley. Grand Forks Herald By Sav Kelly October 23, 2023 at 5:53 PM GRAND FORKS — North Dakota’s longest-serving State Supreme Court justice was […]

Governor Walz appoints alumnus Adam Johnson to fill First Judicial District vacancy

Categories: Alumni

Oct 14, 2023 Updated Oct 14, 2023 Governor Tim Walz appointed Adam Johnson and Lauren Johnson as district court judges in Minnesota’s First Judicial District. The seats will be chambered in Hastings in Dakota County and Shakopee in Scott County. Adam Johnson replaces Judge Tim D. Wermager for the seat chambered in Dakota County. “I am delighted […]

UND School of Law welcomes Class of 2026

Categories: Alumni, Students

Eighty-five first-year law students, members of the UND School of Law Class of 2026, began their legal education this week. Their journey began with a Convocation ceremony held Sunday evening at the Chester Fritz Auditorium with their family and friends in attendance. Andrew Armacost, UND president; Eric Link, UND vice president for academic affairs and […]