The State Bar Association of North Dakota Summer 2013 Gavel Magazine | Page 3

SUMMER 2013 • VOLUME 60, NUMBER 3 CALENDAR OF EVENTS & CLE SEMINARS September 19 Legal Writing IVN Various IVN Locations September 26 DUI & Criminal Law Update IVN Various IVN Locations October 2 The Fundamental of Law Webinar October 11 UND Homecoming Seminar Grand Forks November 14-15 Family Law Seminar Fargo December 5-6 Real Property, Probate & Trust Seminar Bismarck Additional Seminars will be added throughout the year. All dates subject to change. FEATURES Morris to Focus on Volunteerism as this year’s SBAND President....................................... 2 Now State’s Longest Serving Attorney General Has Seen Changes Over 12 Years............. 4 Weiler Wants SBAND to Look to the Future........................................................................... 8 114th Annual Meeting Wrap-Up............................................................................................... 9 Chief Justice VandeWalle State of the Judiciary............................................................................. 16 New Law Affects Jurisdiction and Procedure for Cases Involving the Children of Deployed Military Personnel by Bradley Myers and Bradley Parrish........................................22 In Memoriam: Judge Frank J. Magill by 8th Circuit Library Newsletter..............................................................................................24 Liz Magill, New Dean of Stanford Law School says her father inspired her profession...25 The Ten Commandments of Professionalism for a Judge by Myron H. Bright, US Senior Circuit Judge.............................................................................34 DEPARTMENTS President’s Message Frequently Asked Questions: The School of Law Building Project by Kathryn Rand, University of North Dakota Law School..........................................................6 Young Lawyers Showcase.......................................................................................................... 18 Pro Bono Heroes........................................................................................................................ 20 Big Muddy Bar Association Presented NDBF with Donation............................................. 21 Responding to Adverse Electronic Postings by Justice Daniel J. Crothers.................................................................................................................... 26 ABA Report by Jim Hill.................................................................................................................................................. 30 Ethics & Discipline.................................................................................................................... 32 North Dakota Adopts Judicial Emergency Statute & Rule by Mike Hagburg.........................................................................................................................33 News & Notes............................................................................................................................. 36 Official Publication of the State Bar Association of North Dakota State Bar Association of North Dakota Officers SBAND EDITORIAL BOARD Erica J. Shively • Joseph Heringer • Eeva Greenley • Michael Hurly Bradley Myers • Tiffany Johnson (Chair) • Sheldon Smith • Katy Schaefer • Jeanne McLean • Alisha Ankers • James Fleming Contributing Writer: Andrea Winkjer Collin BOARD OF GOVERNORS President: Nancy Morris, Fargo President-Elect: Jack McDonald, Bismarck Immediate Past President: Gail Hagerty, Bismarck Secretary-Treasurer: Aubrey Fiebelkorn Zuger, Fargo ABA Delegate: James S. Hill, Bismarck State Bar Association of North Dakota PO Box 2136 EC Judicial District: Joseph Wetch • SC Judicial District: Zachary Pelham Bismarck, North Dakota 58502 NEC Judicial District: Scott Jensen • NW Judicial District: Charles DeMakis SE Judicial District: Jason Butts • SW Judicial District: Matthew Kolling 701-255-1404 NE Judicial District: Darcie Einarson • Dean, UND Law School: Kathryn Rand Toll Free: 1-800-472-2685 Young Lawyers Section Rep: Levi Andrist • Executive Director: Tony J. Weiler www.sband.org The Gavel is published by The State Bar Association of North Dakota 504 N. Washington St., Bismarck, ND 58501 Email The Gavel: [email protected] Statements or opinions expressed herein are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect those of the State Bar Association of North Dakota, its officers, Board of Governors or staff. No endorsement of any product or service offered by any advertisement is intended or implied by publication in The Gavel. Contributions to The Gavel are welcome, but the right is reserved to select material to be published. All members of the Association receive The Gavel as part of their annual fees. Annual subscription price to non-members is $25. Third class postage paid at Bismarck, North Dakota 58502. 1