In Re the Vacancy in Judgeship No. 1, With Chambers in Grand Forks, North Dakota, Northeast Central Judicial District

[¶ 1] On September 4, 2014, Governor Jack Dalrymple notified the Supreme Court of the resignation of the Honorable Sonja Clapp, Judge of the District Court, with chambers in Grand Forks, Northeast Central Judicial District, effective December 1, 2014. Judge Clapp’s resignation and impending retirement will create a vacancy under Section 27-05-02.1, N.D.C.C.

[¶2] On October 4, 2014, the Honorable Karen K. Braaten, Judge of the District Court, with chambers in Grand Forks, died following a long illness, which created another judicial vacancy in the Northeast Central Judicial District, and notice…