North Dakota Code 27-02.1-03 – Assignment and reassignment of cases – Quorum for decision of cases – Authority in furtherance of jurisdiction
(Effective through January 1, 2034) 1. Panels of the temporary court of appeals have jurisdiction to hear and to decide all cases assigned by the supreme court.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 27-02.1-03
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
2. The supreme court may order reassignment of any case from a panel of the temporary court of appeals to the supreme court.
3. A majority of the three judges of a panel of the temporary court of appeals hearing a case is necessary to pronounce a decision.
4. When a judgment or order is reversed, modified, or confirmed by a panel of the temporary court of appeals, the reasons must be concisely stated in writing, signed by the judges concurring, filed in the office of the clerk of the supreme court, and preserved with the record of the case. Any judge concurring or dissenting may give the reasons for the judge’s concurrence or dissent in writing over the judge’s signature.