Pierce County, North Dakota (Judicial)

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Pierce County is within the Northeast Judicial District. The people of Pierce County are served by a district court and one municipal court.

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

Judges

Pierce County, North Dakota

District court

North Dakota Northeast Judicial District

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

See also

• North Dakota counties
• Courts in North Dakota

External links

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

Footnotes

North Dakota courts

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Federal courts:

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of North Dakota • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of North Dakota

State courts:

North Dakota Supreme Court • North Dakota Court of Appeals • North Dakota District Courts • North Dakota Municipal Courts

State resources:

Courts in North Dakota • North Dakota judicial elections • Judicial selection in North Dakota

Elections

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, 2025
• 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

Primary election

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.