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Carol Ronning Kapsner

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Carol Ronning Kapsner (born November 25, 1947) is a former Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court. Carol Ronning Kapsner was born and raised in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Early life and education

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She graduated from St. Mary's Central High School in 1965.[1] She earned a B.A. degree in English literature from College of St. Catherine in 1969, studied 17th-century English literature at Oxford University, received a Master of Arts degree in English literature from Indiana University Bloomington, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder, Colorado in 1977.[1]

Career

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She was appointed to the Supreme Court in October 1998.[1] She retired from active service on July 31, 2017.[2]

  • 1977 - started the law firm of Kapsner and Kapsner
  • 1980 - served as president of the Burleigh County Bar Association.
  • 1988-1996 - appointed by the Bar Association to serve on the Judicial Conference
  • 1998 - appointed by Governor Ed Schafer to fill vacancy created by Justice Herbert L. Meschke
  • 2000 - elected to a full 10-year term

References

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  1. ^ a b c "N.D. Supreme Court", Grand Forks Herald, Grand Forks, North Dakota, year 122, issue 126, November 2, 2000, page 5A. (subscription required)
  2. ^ Smith, Nick (April 25, 2017). "Supreme Court Justice Carol Kapsner to resign in July". The Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
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