Title 27, Judicial Branch of Government

The judges of the supreme court and district courts shall appoint from the members of the supreme court a chief justice who shall serve for a term of five years or until that justice's term expires, whichever shall first occur. The chief justice may resign the office of chief jus…

The annual salary of each justice of the supreme court is two hundred seven thousand two hundred forty-nine dollars. The chief justice of the supreme court is entitled to receive an additional seven thousand six hundred forty-seven dollars per annum.

The supreme court may employ such stenographic assistance as may be necessary, but the salaries and expenses therefor may not exceed the amount appropriated for salaries and expenses by the legislative assembly.

The supreme court may exercise appellate jurisdiction only, except when otherwise specially provided by law or by the constitution. Such court, in the exercise of its original jurisdiction, may issue writs of habeas corpus, mandamus, quo warranto, certiorari, and injunction. In t…

The supreme court is vested with full power and authority necessary to carry into complete execution all its judgments, decrees, and determinations in the matters over which it has jurisdiction and for the exercise of its jurisdiction as the supreme judicial tribunal of this stat…

The supreme court shall have and exercise administrative supervision over all courts of this state and the judges, justices, or magistrates of such courts under such rules and procedures as it shall from time to time prescribe. The supreme court shall provide to the extent it dee…

The supreme court of this state may make all necessary rules for the restraint of persons unlawfully engaging in the practice of the law in this state.

The supreme court of this state may make all rules of pleading, practice, and procedure which it may deem necessary for: 1. The administration of justice in all civil and criminal actions, remedies, and proceedings in any and all courts of this state; and 2. The method of taking,…

All statutes relating to pleadings, practice, and procedure in civil or criminal actions, remedies, or proceedings, enacted by the legislative assembly, have force and effect only as rules of court and remain in effect unless and until amended or otherwise altered by rules promul…

No rule promulgated under sections 27-02-07 and 27-02-08 may abridge, enlarge, or modify in any manner the substantive rights of any litigant.

The supreme court, subject to such regulations and conditions as it may prescribe, always must be open for the issuance and return of all writs and process which it may lawfully issue and for the hearing and determination of the same. Any judge of said court may order the issuanc…

If an issue of fact is joined, or an assessment of damages by a jury is necessary, in any action or proceeding commenced in the supreme court, the court, in its discretion, may send the same to some district court, and it there must be determined in the same manner as other issue…

All cases pending in the supreme court, on appeal or otherwise, must be placed on the calendar of such court and are subject to call for argument and for final disposition in such manner and at such times as the supreme court, by rule or order, may prescribe.

On a second and each subsequent appeal to the supreme court, or when an appeal has once been dismissed for defect or irregularity, the cause must be placed upon the calendar as of the time of filing the first appeal. If an appeal is taken from any judgment or order for or against…

If, for any cause, there is no general term of the supreme court at the time fixed therefor by law, or if there is a continuance of the term of said court or a change in the time of holding any term by rule of court or otherwise, all causes then upon the calendar of said court, a…

If a majority of the judges of the supreme court do not attend on the first or on any other day of a term, the clerk of such court must enter such fact on record, and the judge or judges present shall adjourn the court to the next day and so on from day to day for six days, if a …

The concurrence of a majority of the judges of the supreme court is necessary to pronounce judgment. If a majority does not concur, the case must be reheard, but no more than two rehearings may be had. If on the second rehearing a majority of the judges does not concur, the judgm…

The supreme court, in any case decided by it, shall give its decision in writing, which must be filed with the clerk of said court with the other papers in the case. A decision in a case heard at a general or special term, and all orders affecting the same, may be filed in vacati…

The supreme court, by rules and regulations, shall provide for the filing, printing, publication, and distribution of the official reports of the opinions of the court and for the making of a contract through the supreme court reporter with any person, corporation, or limited lia…

1. If the supreme court of this state declares a judicial emergency due to an emergency or natural disaster that substantially endangers or infringes upon the normal functioning of the judicial system, the ability of persons to avail themselves of the judicial system, or the abil…