Fall 2018 VOLUME 65, NUMBER 4
CONTENTS
GAVEL
THE
FEATURES
Appointment vs. Election: Selecting Judges and Justices................................................ 6
Fixing the Marsy’s Law Mess......................................................................................... 8
From Carbon Paper to the Cloud: 50 Years of Change................................................. 10
Grit, Growth Mindset, and Women in the Profession.................................................. 14
ALPS: Again With the Metadata?............................................................................... 16
Turning Tragedy into Legacy........................................................................................ 18
A Guardian of the Greens............................................................................................ 20
DEPARTMENTS
SBAND President.......................................................................................................... 4
SBAND Executive Director........................................................................................... 5
North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights by Michael J. Morley.................................... 22
The Process of Selecting a New Law School Dean by Brad Myers................................ 24
The Imperfect Process of Judicial Ratings by Dan Traynor............................................ 26
Supreme Court Approves New Rule on Specialized Dockets by Mike Hagburg........... 28
UPCOMING EVENTS
November 15-16
2018 Family Law Section Seminar
Bismarck
December 6
2018 Business Law Section CLE
Fargo
December 6-7
2018 Real Property, Probate & Trust Law
Section Seminar
Fargo
December 13
Cass County Bar Association Meeting
Fargo
December 20
Upper Missouri Bar Association Meeting
Williston
January 17
Greater Grand Forks County Bar Meeting
Grand Forks
Young Lawyer Showcase.............................................................................................. 30
Get to Know Your Board Member............................................................................... 32
Lawyer Ethics............................................................................................................... 34
Lawyer Discipline......................................................................................................... 36
Bar Foundation Update................................................................................................. 38
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President
Aubrey Fiebelkorn Zuger, Fargo
President-Elect
Darcie Einarson, Grafton
Immediate Past-President
Patrick J. Ward, Bismarck
Secretary-Treasurer
Daniel M. Traynor, Devils Lake
ABA Delegate
Jennifer Albaugh, Fargo
EC Judicial District
Hon. Doug Bahr, Bismarck
SC Judicial District
Peter Welte, Grand Forks
NEC Judicial District
Carrie Francis, Minot
NC Judicial District
Taylor Olson, Williston
NW Judicial District
Christina Wenko, Dickinson
SW Judicial District
Tonya Duffy, LaMoure
SE Judicial District
Hon. Michael Hurly, Rugby
NE Judicial District
Bradley Myers, Grand Forks
Interim Dean, UND Law School
Andrew Askew, Bismarck
Young Lawyers Section
Tony J. Weiler, Bismarck
Executive Director
State Bar
Association
of North Dakota
SBAND Editorial Board
Sheldon Smith, Bismarck
Chair
Lynn Block, Fargo
Mike Morley, Grand Forks
Taylor Olson, Williston
Ian McLean, Fargo
Joshua Swanson, Fargo
Justin Balzer, Bismarck
Hope Hogan, Bismarck
Stephen R. Hanson, West Fargo
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