§ 27-02-01 Appointment and duties of chief justice of the supreme court
§ 27-02-02 Salaries of justices of supreme court
§ 27-02-03 Stenographers for supreme court
§ 27-02-04 Jurisdiction of supreme court – Appellate – Original
§ 27-02-05 General powers of supreme court
§ 27-02-05.1 Administration by supreme court
§ 27-02-07 Rules relating to the unauthorized practice of the law may be made by supreme court
§ 27-02-08 Rules of pleading, practice, and procedure may be made by supreme court
§ 27-02-09 Statutes regulating procedure effective as rules of supreme court
§ 27-02-10 Limitation on rulemaking powers of supreme court
§ 27-02-16 Issuance and return of writs by supreme court
§ 27-02-17 Issues of fact in original proceedings in supreme court may be sent to district court for trial
§ 27-02-18 Calendar of the supreme court
§ 27-02-19 Causes given preference on supreme court calendar
§ 27-02-20 When causes on calendar stand over
§ 27-02-21 Adjournments
§ 27-02-22 Majority of judges must concur in judgment – Effect if concurrence of majority is lacking
§ 27-02-23 Decisions must be written – Filing – Requirement
§ 27-02-24 Regulations governing publication and distribution of official reports to be made by supreme court
§ 27-02-27 Judicial emergency

Terms Used In North Dakota Code > Chapter 27-02 - Supreme Court

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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.
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Rule: includes regulation. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Writ: means an order or precept in writing, issued in the name of the state or of a court or judicial officer. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.