Fargo adds 2 district court judges

FARGO — Fargo’s judicial district will get two new judges, according to a news release from the North Dakota Supreme Court.

The Judicial Nominating Committee is accepting applications for two judgeships for the East Central Judicial District chambered in Fargo. The Northeast Central Judicial District, based in Grand Forks, also will add a judge, the release said.

The state Legislature voted this year to add three judges in North Dakota as part of budgeting for the judicial branch in House Bill 1002.

Fargo currently has nine judges, while Grand Forks has five.

Applications and statement of interest forms can be sent to info@sband.org . The deadline is 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 6.