Updates from the University of North Dakota School of Law.
Governor Kelly Armstrong appoints Judicial Referee Scott Diamond of Fargo to East Central Judicial District Judgeship Thursday, January 15, 2026 – 12:50pm BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Kelly Armstrong today appointed former prosecutor and current Judicial Referee Scott Diamond of Fargo to an open judgeship in the East Central Judicial District, effective Feb. 1. Diamond served […]
Governor Kelly Armstrong appointed Devils Lake attorney Ashley Samuelson to an open judgeship in the Northeast Judicial District, effective November 28. Samuelson has served as a staff attorney for the Northeast Judicial District since 2017, assisting district judges with civil and felony-level trials and drafting and editing court orders. She served as a special assistant […]
The University of North Dakota School of Law conferred the degrees of Juris Doctor (J.D.) during a commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at the Chester Fritz Performing Arts Center in Grand Forks. Sixty-eight candidates completed the requirements for the degree of Juris Doctor. An additional five members of the Class of 2025 completed […]
The graduating class voted to invite Armstrong to deliver the commencement address. Grand Forks Herald By Delaney Otto May 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Empathy is what makes good lawyers great, Gov. Kelly Armstrong told 71 graduating law students and an auditorium packed with family, friends and other guests during the […]
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BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Kelly Armstrong announced on Tuesday, April 1 he has appointed interim state Labor Commissioner Zachary Greenberg to the position on a permanent basis. Greenberg has led the North Dakota Department of Labor and Human Rights as interim labor commissioner since January. “Zach has proven himself to be a capable leader these […]
Armstrong appoints Haase as director of Department of Water Resources, thanks Travnicek for service; Greenberg appointed interim labor commissioner Wednesday, January 8, 2025 – 08:30am BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Kelly Armstrong today appointed Reice Haase, former senior policy advisor in the Governor’s Office and former deputy executive director of the North Dakota Industrial Commission, to serve […]