Pembina County, North Dakota (Judicial)

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Pembina County is within the Northeast Judicial District. The people of Pembina County are served by a district court and four municipal courts.

The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota has jurisdiction in Pembina County. Appeals from the District of North Dakota go to the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.

Judges[edit]

Pembina County, North Dakota

District court[edit]

North Dakota Northeast Judicial District

  • Presiding Judge Donovan Foughty
  • Lee A. Christofferson
  • Michael Hurly
  • Lonnie Olson
  • Anthony Swain Benson
  • Barbara Whelan[1]


See also[edit]

  • North Dakota counties
  • Courts in North Dakota

External links[edit]

  • North Dakota Supreme Court Counties, "Counties," accessed May 25, 2014

Footnotes[edit]

  1. North Dakota Supreme Court Districts, "Northeast Judicial District," accessed May 11, 2015


Elections[edit]

See also: North Dakota judicial elections

North Dakota is one of 43 states that hold elections for judicial positions. To learn more about judicial selection in North Dakota, click here.

  • North Dakota local trial court judicial elections, 2024
  • North Dakota local trial court judicial elections, 2023
  • North Dakota local trial court judicial elections, 2022
  • North Dakota local trial court judicial elections, 2021
  • North Dakota local trial court judicial elections, 2020
  • North Dakota local trial court judicial elections, 2019
  • North Dakota local trial court judicial elections, 2018
  • North Dakota local trial court judicial elections, 2017
  • North Dakota local trial court judicial elections, 2016
  • North Dakota judicial elections, 2014
  • North Dakota judicial elections, 2012
  • North Dakota judicial elections, 2010

Election rules[edit]

Primary election[edit]

Primary elections take place on the second Tuesday of June. General elections take place on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years.

In the nonpartisan primary, the two candidates who receive the greatest number of votes advance to the general election.

All candidates, whether opposed or unopposed, participate in the primary and general elections. If only two candidates are running for a seat, they compete in both elections.[1][2]


  1. North Dakota Legislative Branch, "Chapter 16.1-11: Nominations for office - primary election," accessed April 26, 2014
  2. North Dakota Legislative Branch, "Chapter 16.1-13: General elections," accessed April 26, 2014

Categories: [North Dakota counties (judicial)]


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