About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

26 Gavel 1 (1981)

handle is hein.barjournals/gavel0012 and id is 1 raw text is: January 1981 Published by the State Bar Association of North Dakota Vol. 26, No. 1 Chief Justice Outlines Needs, Accomplishments of Judiciary in Address Chief Justice Ralph J. Erickstad, on January 7, spoke to a joint session of the North Dakota Legislature in what has recently become the biennial State of the Judiciary Address. It is the fifth time in the 47 legislative sessions that the Chief Justice of the state has been invited to address a joint session of the Legislature on the State of the Judiciary. The Chief Justice began by reviewing the significant increases in Supreme Court and trial court caseloads. He noted the foresight of the Legislature in providing for five new district judges in the state. The State of the Judiciary Address Many needs of the judiciary, he said, could be met or addressed by pas- sage of H.B. 1060 and 1061, which would establish a redesigned county court system and have the state fund district court costs. He called the measures a sound and practical approach to improving judicial servic- es in North Dakota. The state fund- ing proposal, he stated, would shift the financial responsibility from county government to state govern- ment where it should be. Other areas of concern noted by Chief Justice Erickstad in his address include judicial retirement equity, the need for an additional judge, and support for the Central Legal Research program at the University of North Dakota Law School. H.B. 1105 has been introduced to place Supreme and District Court judges elected since 1973 on the same basis as those elected before 1973. The difference between the benefits in the two systems is substantial. Fund- ing for an additional district judge in the Southwest District has been requested in the judicial system appropriation bill, H.B. 1038. Full funding for Central Legal Research is a budget request of the University of North Dakota appropriation bill, S.B. 2005. After acknowledging the work of many commissions, boards and com- mittees, the Chief Justice concluded by asking for support from the legis- lators: We depend upon you for assistance in this constructive effort, for we cannot make the necessary structural changes nor provide the necessary funds to administer the system... I truly believe that the time to press forward is now. Morris Resigns as Disciplinary Counsel Gregory D. Morris, the first full-time attorney for the Disciplinary Board and the Judicial Qualifications Com- mission, has resigned. Morris accepted a position as counsel for the State Insurance Commissioner's office. A native of Wahpeton, Morris has been staff counsel and investigator with the Disciplinary Board and Judi- cial Qualifications Commission since September 1976. He is a 1974 grad- uate of UND Law School, and served a term as Secretary-Treasurer of the State Bar Association.

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Short-term subscription options include 24 hours, 48 hours, or 1 week to HeinOnline.

Purchase Access

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most