North Dakota judicial elections, 2010
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The North Dakota judicial elections of 2010 consisted of a Primary Election on June 8, 2010 and a General Election on November 2, 2010.
Primary overview
- There was one open seat on the North Dakota Supreme Court.
- There were four open seats on the North Dakota Southeast Judicial District. The seats of: John T. Paulson; Mikal Simonson; James M. Bekken; and Daniel D. Narum.
- There was one opening for the position of Jamestown Municipal Judge.[1]
General election overview
- Carol Ronning Kapsner was re-elected to the court.
- James M. Bekken passed away on May 3, 2010.
Supreme Court
The 10-year terms of office for Justices of the Supreme Court begin on January 1st following the election.[2]
- Carol Ronning Kapsner was re-elected to the court.[3][4]
Judicial districts
There were 16 district court positions on the ballot, 12 of which were uncontested.
The six-year terms of office for Judges of the District Court began on January 1st following the election.[2]
Municipal courts
- Roline Taylor did not run for another term on the North Dakota Municipal Courts in 2010. Candidates for her seat were Donald Groll and Keith King. Keith King was elected to the position in the June 8 primary election.[11]
- Robert Keogh was re-elected to the Municipal Court in Dickinson.[12]
- Karen Saxowsky was appointed as municipal judge in Hebron a year and a half ago and was officially elected to the court in 2010.[13]
- David Walth was elected to another term on the Dodge court and is looking to add a judgeship in Dunn Center.[14][15]
- Mark Rasmuson lost the election to challenger Aaron Vibeto for the Minot Municipal Court on June 8, 2010.[16][17]
See also
- Judicial elections, 2010
- Judicial selection in North Dakota
- Campaign finance requirements for North Dakota judicial elections
External links
- 2010 North Dakota Elections Calendar
- American Judicature Society, "Judicial Selection in the States: North Dakota," archived January 11, 2014
- US Elections: North Dakota
- Qualifications and Terms for All Elected Positions
- Campaign Finance And Disclosure Requirements for 2009-2011
- Election Results
- Bismarck Tribune "Bismarck attorney joins judgeship race," January 21, 2010
- Bismarck Tribune "Bismarck attorney joins race for judgeship," January 18, 2010
- The Bismarck Tribune, "Feland seeking district judgeship," January 14, 2010
Footnotes
- ↑ The Jamestown Sun, "On the June ballot," January 13, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Qualifications and Terms of Office for all Elected Positions in North Dakota
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, Candidate List
- ↑ North Dakota 2010 Judicial Election Unofficial Results-Statewide
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 North Dakota 2010 Unofficial Judicial Election Results
- ↑ Minot Daily News "Northwest District judge announces re-election," March 10, 2010
- ↑ Bismarck Tribune "Judge announces re-election bid," January 2, 2010
- ↑ The Bismarck Tribune, "Ask judge candidates tough questions," May 18, 2010
- ↑ James M. Bekken Biography on ndcourts.com
- ↑ Candidate List
- ↑ The Dickinson Press, "King chosen as Bowman judge," June 11, 2010
- ↑ North Dakota 2010 Judicial Primary Results-Dickinson
- ↑ North Dakota 2010 Judicial Primary Results-Hebron
- ↑ The Dickinson Press "5 area towns have contested judge races June 8," May 26, 2010 (dead link)
- ↑ North Dakota 2010 Judicial Primary Results-Dodge
- ↑ Minot Daily News.com, "Court debt is issue in municipal judge race," June 1, 2010
- ↑ North Dakota 2010 Judicial Primary Results-Minot
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