Carol Ronning Kapsner (born November 25, 1947) is a former Justice of the

North Dakota Supreme Court The North Dakota Supreme Court is the highest court of law in the state of North Dakota. The Court rules on questions of law in appeals from the state's district courts. Each of the five justices are elected on a no-party ballot for ten year te ...

. Carol Ronning Kapsner was born and raised in

Bismarck, North Dakota Bismarck () is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the state's second-most populous city, after Fargo. The city's population was 73,622 in the 2020 census, while its metropolitan popula ...

. She graduated with B.A. degree in English literature from College of St. Catherine, studied 17th-century English literature at

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, received a Master of Arts degree in English literature from

Indiana University Indiana University (IU) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. Campuses Indiana University has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IUPUI. *Indiana Universit ...

, and a Juris Doctor degree from the

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School of Law in Boulder, Colorado, in 1977. She was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1998. She retired from active service on July 31, 2017.

Career

*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

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to fill vacancy created by Justice Herbert L. Meschke *2000 - elected to a full 10-year term

References

External links

Carol Ronning Kapsner biographyNorth Dakota Supreme Court website
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