On this date in 2001, Judge Rodney Webb retired from the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota. Born on June 21, 1935 in Cavalier, ND, Webb graduated the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1959. Upon admission to the Bar that year, Webb joined a small law firm in […]
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On this date in 1971, Justice John Marshall Harlan II died in Washington, D.C. from spinal cancer. Born in Chicago, Illinois on May 20, 1899, Harlan was the son of a Chicago lawyer. His grandfather and namesake, John Marshall Harlan, served on the U.S. Supreme Court as an Associate Justice from 1877 to 1911. (See […]
On this date in 1843, Justice Smith Thompson passed away at age 75 in Poughkeepsie, New York. Born in New York City on January 17, 1768, Thompson went on to graduate from Prinction University in 1788. Thompson then “read the law” under the watchfull eye of Gilbert Livingston and James Kent, who is a towering […]
On Friday, December 13th, Larry Richards spoke to the resident physicians at the Altru Family Medicine Residency in Grand Forks, ND about physician contracts and the basics of contract negotiations. The seminar was held at the daily noon conference and covered everything from knowing your market, basic elements of a physician contract, covenant not to […]
On this date in 1971, Judge Bruce Van Sickle was nominated by President Richard Nixon for a seat on the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota for the seat being vacated by the retiring Judge George Register. Born on February 13, 1917 in Minot, ND, Van Sickle went on to attend […]
On this date in 1853, Justice Burleigh F. Spalding of the North Dakota Supreme Court was born in Craftsbury, Vermont. After being educated in Craftsbury, Spalding attended Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont where he graduated in 1877. He studied law in Montpelier, Vt. and was admitted to the bar in 1880. In 1880, Spalding along […]
On this date in 1958, Justice Nels Johnson on the North Dakota Supreme Court died at age 62. Born in Akrens, Iceland on April 30, 1896, Johnson immigrated with his parent to the United States in 1900. He attended school in McHenry County and graduated from Bottineau High School in 1917. After graduating from the […]
On this date in 1880, Justice Luther Birdzell of the North Dakota Supreme Court was born in St. Joseph, Illinois. After graduating from the University of Illinois School of Law, Birdzell moved to North Dakota to teach at the University of North Dakota School of Law from 1904 to 1912. From 1912 to 1914, Birdzell […]