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North Dakota State courts Federal courts Elections and Selection Judgepedia Community Ballotpedia Judgepedia presents the State of North Dakota Welcome to North Dakota on Judgepedia! Help yourself to great information on one of our many convenient tabs. The structure of the North Dakota judicial system is laid out in Article VI of the state Constitution. The state court system is made up of the Supreme Court, the North Dakota Court of Appeals, the North Dakota District Courts and the North Dakota Municipal Courts. There are two federal courts in North Dakota: the District of North Dakota and the District of North Dakota Bankruptcy Court. Appeals are heard in the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. ?           Please visit our pages for great updates! Please click your county for information on your local courts. Supreme Courts in North Dakota North Dakota Supreme Court Appellate North Dakota Court of Appeals Trial North Dakota District Courts North Dakota Municipal Courts State court projects involving North Dakota North Dakota Constitution North Dakota Judicial Conduct Commission Judicial interest organizations North Dakota counties There are 53 counties in North Dakota.     To see a list of counties in North Dakota, please see - North Dakota counties Jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota Appellate Courts Supreme Court of the United States United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit District Courts United States District Court for the District of North Dakota Bankruptcy Courts United States bankruptcy court, District of North Dakota Federal court projects involving North Dakota Judgepedia:WikiProject Bankruptcy Courts Federal Court Vacancy Warning System Judicious education, North Dakota law schools Judgepedia:WikiProject Judicial Interest Organizations Other Projects There are lots of projects you can contribute to on Judgepedia.     For more projects, please visit The WikiProject Directory Elections Latest election results: North Dakota judicial elections, 2012 North Dakota judicial elections Judges in North Dakota are chosen in non-partisan elections, with the exception of the judges of the Court of Appeals, who are assigned by the Supreme Court. In primary elections, the two candidates that receive the highest number of votes advance to the general election. Midterm vacancies are filled by gubernatorial appointment through a nominating commission. Selection Judicial selection in North Dakota North Dakota Supreme Court North Dakota Court of Appeals North Dakota District Courts Method Non-partisan elections Term - 10 years Method Temporarily appointed in panels Method Non-partisan election of judges Term - 6 years Learn more about the Judgepedia Community and how to get started! The Judgepedia community is the backbone of our encyclopedia. Our community is made up of readers, editors and staff members across the county. You can contribute to Judgepedia in a number of ways: you can register with Judgepedia and make edits you can email our Editor at editor@judgepedia.org to alert us to errors, share news or ask questions you can email a photo of a judge or courthouse to our Image Coordinator at submitphoto@judgepedia.org if you are a judge or judicial candidate, you can submit your bio to Judgepedia you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter you can donate to the Lucy Burns Institute Editing Judgepedia You can join the 2,048 users on Judgepedia! Becoming an editor on Judgepedia is easy. Visit registering with Judgepedia or send an email to newuser@judgepedia.org. If you are new to wikis, visit our index of help pages to access Judgepedia's help pages. Judgepedia staff In addition to our volunteer editors, Judgepedia has a group of paid staff members. You can learn about our staff members by looking through their bio pages. All links below will redirect you to our sister site, Ballotpedia, an online encyclopedia focusing on United States' officials, candidates and ballot measures at all levels of government. ? North Dakota State executives Governor Attorney General Secretary of State Treasurer Auditor Superintendent of Education Commissioner of Insurance Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Commissioner of Labor President of Public Service Commission State legislature State Legislature House of Representatives Senate Chief Examiner Voting and elections Congress State executive officials State legislature State ballot measures Local ballot measures Redistricting in North Dakota School district bond issues Vote fraud Laws and history Laws governing ballot measures in North Dakota Laws governing recall Laws governing local measures Campaign finance requirements

North Dakota Peace Garden State Motto:   Liberty and Union, One and Inseparable, Now and Forever Population:   675,905 Area of state:   70,700 sq. mi. Admitted to U.S.:   1889 Contribute to Judgepedia Join In: Learn about Judgepedia Join the community Edit Judgepedia Articles You Can Improve: North Dakota stub North Dakota salaries and budgets Brenda Rosten Reporting Errors: Email the editor Add an error tag See projects in progress