Gerald VandeWalle
| Gerald VandeWalle | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| North Dakota Supreme Court | |
| Title: | Chief Justice |
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| Appointed by: | Arthur A. Link |
| Active: | 1978-2014 |
| Past post: | First Assistant Attorney General |
| Past term: | 1975-1978 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | August 15, 1933 |
| Bachelors: | University of North Dakota, 1955 |
| Law School: | University of North Dakota School of Law, 1958 |
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Gerald VandeWalle is the chief justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court. Vandewalle was appointed to the state Supreme Court in August, 1978, by Democratic Governor Arthur A. Link. Since that appointment, VandeWalle has been elected to the high court three times, and selected chief justice by his colleagues four times. His current term ends in 2014.
Education
VandeWalle received his B.S. degree from the University of North Dakota in 1955 and his J.D. from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1958.[1]
Career
VandeWalle's legal career began with an appointment as Special Assistant Attorney General in 1958. In January 1975, he was appointed First Assistant Attorney General. On August 15, 1978, he was appointed to the North Dakota Supreme Court.[2]
Elections
VandeWalle was re-elected to the court in 1984, 1994 and 2004. [2]
Awards and Associations
Awards
- 2009 Robert J. Kutak Award, American Bar Association [3]
- 2008 Professionalism Award for the Eighth Circuit, American Inns of Court [4]
Associations
- Past co-Chair, ABA Bar Admissions Committee
- Past Chair, Federal-State Tribal Relations Committee of the Conference of Chief Justices
- Past Chair, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar, American Bar Association
- Past President, Conference of Chief Justices
- Past Chair, National Center for State Courts
- Past Chair, National Center for State Court's Research Advisory Council [2]
External links
- Supreme Court of North Dakota, Gerald W. VandeWalle
- Project Vote Smart, Chief Justice Gerald W. VandeWalle (ND)
- North Dakota Supreme Court, Opinions of Gerald W. VandeWalle, Chief Justice
- American Inns of Court, The Honorable Gerald W. VandeWalle
- First Amendment Center, "N.D. high court: Prison can take away inmate's magazines", April 20, 2006
- First Amendment Center, "Arrest of man in 'moon' ruled lawful", July 28, 2004
- University of North Dakota, "UND Plagarism Claims Revived", June 2, 1995
- Chief Justice VandeWalle's 2011 State of the Judiciary address
References
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, Chief Justice Gerald W. VandeWalle (ND)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Supreme Court of North Dakota, Gerald W. VandeWalle
- ↑ The University of North Dakota Alumni, "Gerald VandeWalle Wins Kutak Award"
- ↑ HighBeam Research, "Article: Honorable Gerald W. VandeWalle to Receive American Inns of Court's Professionalism Award for the Eighth Circuit"
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