Title: Matter of Judicial Vacancy in Judgeship No. 7 in Chamber at Lisbon
Citation: 522 N.W.2d 747
Docket Number: 940027
State: north-dakota
Issuer: north-dakota Supreme Court
Date: March 23, 1994

522 N.W.2d 747 (1994) In the Matter of the JUDICIAL VACANCY IN JUDGESHIP NO. 7 IN the CHAMBER AT LISBON, North Dakota, Southeast Judicial District. No. 940027. Supreme Court of North Dakota. March 23, 1994. On January 21, 1994, the Honorable Lowell O. Tjon notified this Court that he would not seek election to District Judgeship No. 7 in the Southeast Judicial District with chambers in Lisbon, thus creating a vacancy as of January 1, 1995, under Section 27-05-02.1(4), N.D.C.C. Section 27-05-02.1, N.D.C.C., requires a decision by the Supreme Court within 90 days after notification of a judicial vacancy, and requires an order that: A hearing on the vacancy was held before the Honorable Vernon R. Pederson, Surrogate Judge, sitting as a Hearing Officer, in Lisbon on February 24, 1994. Consultation with judges and attorneys of the Southeast Judicial District took place in the Supreme Court courtroom on March 9, 1994. This order is based on the determination that the office is not necessary for effective judicial administration only when considered in the context of the mandated reduction in the number of judges required by Section 27-05-01(2), N.D.C.C. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, that Judgeship No. 7 at Lisbon in the Southeast Judicial District be abolished as of January 1, 1995; that an election for this office not be held; and that this office not appear on either the primary or general election ballot in North Dakota.