North Dakota legislation · 69th Legislative Assembly
North Dakota HCR3021: A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact sections 3 and 13 of article VI of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to the judicial branch and supreme court.
Status: Failed, February 24, 2025
Relating to the judicial branch and supreme court.
What the bill says
A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact sections 3 and 13 of article VI of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to the judicial branch and supreme court. STATEMENT OF INTENT The measure removes all civil or criminal judicial immunity for members of the judiciary, renders any judgment in violation of due process, state or federal law, or the Constitution of North Dakota or the Constitution of the United States void, and requires each judicial vacancy in the supreme court or district court to be filled through appointment by a bipartisan committee.
From the introduced text, January 30, 2025:
A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact sections 3 and 13 of article VI of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to the judicial branch and supreme court. STATEMENT OF INTENT The measure removes all civil or criminal judicial immunity for members of the judiciary, renders any judgment in violation of due process, state or federal law, or the Constitution of North Dakota or the Constitution of the United States void, and requires each judicial vacancy in the supreme court or district court to be filled through appointment by a bipartisan committee. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NORTH DAKOTA, THE SENATE CONCURRING THEREIN: That the following proposed amendment to sections 3 and 13 of article VI of the Constitution of North Dakota are agreed to and must be submitted to the qualified electors of North Dakota at the primary election to be held in 2026, in accordance with section 16 of article IV of the Constitution of North Dakota. SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Section 3 of article VI of the Constitution of North Dakota is amended and reenacted as follows: Section 3. 1. The supreme court shall have authority to promulgatemay adopt rules of procedure, including appellate procedure, to be followed by all the courts of this state; and, unless otherwise provided by law, to promulgate rules …