The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is a United States federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States district courts:
The University of North Dakota School of Law is located in Grand Forks,North Dakota at the University of North Dakota (UND) and is the only law school in North Dakota. It was established in 1899. The law school is home to approximately 240 students and has more than 3,000 alumni. It has one of the smallest student populations among the American Bar Association accredited law schools.
The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota is the United States District Court or the Federal district court,whose jurisdiction is the state of North Dakota. The court is headquartered out of Bismarck at the William L. Guy Federal Building and has additional locations at Fargo,Grand Forks,and Minot. Appeals from the Court are heard by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Jane Ann Restani is a senior United States Judge of the United States Court of International Trade. She was appointed to the Court on November 16,1983 by President Ronald Reagan. She served as Chief Judge of the Court from 2003 to 2010.
Andrew Miller was the North Dakota Attorney General from 1909 to 1914,and later served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota.
John Daniel Tinder is a retired United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Johnnie Blakeney Rawlinson is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
John Fontaine Keenan is a senior United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Ronald Hurley Clark is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Patrick Anthony Conmy is an inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota.
Edward James Devitt was a United States representative from Minnesota and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota.
Justin Lowe Quackenbush is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.
Bruce Marion Van Sickle was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota.
William C. Griesbach is a senior judge and former chief judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He was appointed to the federal court in 2002,by President George W. Bush,after having served seven years as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Brown County.
James Edward Gritzner is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
Fred Joseph Nichol was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.
Donald James Porter was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.
George Scott Register was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota.
Rosanna Malouf Peterson is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington and a former professor at Gonzaga University School of Law. She is the first female judge to serve in the Eastern District.
Daniel Mack Traynor is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota.
