The State Bar Association of North Dakota Summer 2013 Gavel Magazine | Page 35

NORTH DAKOTA ADOPTS JUDICIAL EMERGENCY STATUTE & RULE
the Court submitted House Bill 1073 to the 2013 Legislative Session. The bill was signed by the governor on March 26, 2013, and was codified as N.D.C.C. § 27-02-27. The Court then enacted N.D. Supreme Court Administrative Rule 57, effective July 1, 2013. The rule establishes a procedure for the Court to follow in responding to a judicial emergency. N.D.C.C. § 27-02-27 requires to Court to give notice of any order declaring a judicial emergency. Such an order “may suspend, toll, W?FV?B?"?F?W'v?6Rw&?B&V?Vbg&??FVF??W2?F??R66?VGV?W2?7FGWFW2?b??FF???2?7FGWFW2?b&W?6R?"f???r&WV?&V?V?G2?( ?V?FW"F???7G&F?fR'V?RSr??VF?6??V?W&vV?7???&RFV6?&VB( ?b?V?W&vV?7??"?GW&?F?67FW"7V'7F?F???V?F?vW'2?"??g&??vW2W??F?R??&??gV?7F?????r?bF?R?VF?6??7?7FV??F?R&??G??bW'6??2F?f??F?V?6V?fW2?bF?R?VF?6??7?7FV??F?R&??G??b?F?v?G2?"?F?W'2F??fR66W72F?F?R6?W'G2??"F??VWB66?VGV?W2?"FVF??W2???6VB'?6?W'B?&FW"?"'V?R?7FGWFR??"F???7G&F?fR'V?R?( ?'V?RSrFG&W76W2F?Rf?&??B6??FV?B?b?V?W&vV?7?FV6?&F??????F?6RF?&Rv?fV??b?V?W&vV?7???Bv?V??B??r??FW&?F?fRf6??G?f?"6?W'B'W6??W72??&RFW6?v?FVB?6V7F???B?bF?R'V?RW&?G2( ?7W7V?6????W?FV?6?????"?F?W"&V?Vbg&??FVF??W2?F??R66?VGV?W2??"f???r&WV?&V?V?G2?( ?F?R6?W'B??w&?B&V?Vbg&???&F??'?FVF??W2?B66?VGV?W2?B?2WF??&??VB'???B?2?2?*r#r?##r?F???7FGWFW2?b??FF????B&W?6R???R&W7G&?7F????V?FW"&?F?F?R7FGWFR?BF?R'V?R??2F?BFVF??W2???6VB'?F?RfVFW&??"7FFR6??7F?GWF???????B&R7W7V?FVB'?F?R6?W'N( ?2V?W&vV?7??&FW"?6V7F???B?b'V?RSr7V6?f?W2F?B( ?E?RF?26?fW&VB'??VF?6??V?W&vV?7??&FW"&R6??6?FW&VB?Vv????F?f?"F??R6??WFF???V?FW"??'F?F??F( ?26?W'B'V?W2?( ???B?'V?R?bV??FR&?6VGW&R#b?6??WF??r?BW?FV?F??rF??R????B?'V?R?b6?f??&?6VGW&Rb?6??WF??r?BW?FV?F??rF??S?F??Rf?"??F???W'2???B??B?'V?R?b7&????&?6VGW&RCR?6??WF??r?BW?FV?F??rF??R?6??F??wV?FV??W2f?"6?7V?F??rF??R?Bf?"FG&W76??r?Vv????F?2???vV?W&??F??RW&??B????BV?B???Vv????F???B( ?6??F??VW2F?'V?V?F??F?RV?B?bF?R?W?BF?F?B?2??B6GW&F??7V?F???"?Vv????F??( ????R?v'W&p?GF?&?W?B?p????'F?F??F??r?2f?&???Vv?7G'V7GW&R???6RF??V?F?R6?W'B7?7FV?FV?v?F?gWGW&RV?W&vV?6?W2F?B??F?7'WB6?W'B7F?f?F?W2&?V?BF?R7FFR?V&???#2?F?R??'F?F??F7W&V?R6?W'B&WVW7FVBF?BF?R?Vv?6?GW&RV?7B?Wr7FGWFRv?f??rF?R6?W'BF?RWF??&?G?F?FV??&&??7W7V?B7FGWFW2?b??FF?????F?RWfV?B?bF?67FW"?FG&W76??rF?R?Vv?6?GW&R?6??Vb?W7F?6RvW&?Bf?FUv??RW????VB??r6??F??V??r6W&?W2?bf???G2?BF?7'WFVB?fR??F?R7FFR?BffV7FVB7F?f?F?W2??F?R6?W'G2?( ?vR?fRFV?Bv?F?W?FV?FVB6?W'F??W6R6??7W&W2Gv?6R??F?R7Bf?gFVV??V'2??F?B??BF?????v?F???rv?V?B7G&??RGv?6R??BF?B?( ?f?FUv??R6?B?( ?v?V?F?67FW'2?V??v?WF?W"F?W?&R?7B?bv?B?"????FR?F?R6?W'B?VVG2F?RWF??&?G?F?V?7W&RF?BF?R?Vv?&?v?G2?b?F?v?G2&R&?FV7FVB?( ???&W7??6RF???rw&?Bf?&?2f???B?F?R6?W'BF?FVBFV??&'?F???7G&F?fR?&FW"&?f?F??rf?"F?RW?FV?6????bFVF??W2?B6??vR??F?R??6F????bF?R6?W'B???#??F?R6?W'B?77VVB6W&?W2?b?&FW'2G&?6fW'&??r&?6??W'2?B?WfV???W2?WB?bf???B&V2??F?RV7B6V?G&??B6?WF?V7B?VF?6??F?7G&?7G2?BFG&W76??r?F?W"?77VW2&?6VB'?f???F??r???#??V&??w2vW&R6?6V??VBBF?Rv&B6?V?G?6?W'F??W6Rf?"Gv?vVV?2GVRF?f???F??r?????B?6VV???r( ?F?V?7W&R????R??6W2F?V?"66R&V6W6RF?W??"F?V?"GF?&?W?vW&RF?7?6VB?"6?W'F??W6Rv26??6VB?( ??F?RvfV?7V??W"#0??30??