--- title: "Andrew Eyre | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrew-eyre-nd-necjd-4" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Andrew Eyre North Dakota Northeast Central Judicial District Court · District Judge ## Profile - Court: North Dakota Northeast Central Judicial District Court - State: North Dakota - Role: District Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-10-02 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Newly appointed District Judge for the Northeast Central Judicial District in North Dakota, serving from Grand Forks since August 2025, with a background as a Grand Forks County prosecutor and legal education from the University of North Dakota School of Law - Governor Kelly Armstrong appointed Andrew Eyre in 2025 to fill a vacancy in the Northeast Central Judicial District following the retirement of Judge John Thelen - His appointment was supported by both the district’s presiding judge and lead prosecutor University of North Dakota Blogs ### Education - Raised in Wausau, Wisconsin, he obtained a political science and history bachelor’s degree at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse in 2007 and a University of North Dakota J.D. in 2013, with Order of the Coif and Order of Barristers honors. ### Additional information - Governor Kelly Armstrong appointed him in 2025 after John A. Thelen retired; the overview gives August 2025 as his service start. - He officially began his role on August 29, 2025, and his investiture ceremony was held on October 2, 2025, at the Grand Forks County Courthouse, attended by Supreme Court justices, Governor Armstrong, and local judicial leaders. - He assisted UND’s moot court program in 2014–2015 and received CVIC’s 2023 Jim Vigness Peacekeeper award. - Admitted to the North Dakota bar in 2013, he prosecuted for Grand Forks County until appointment and led its personal crimes team from 2019. - 1984, Wausau, Wisconsin (Born). - Before law school, he spent a year teaching English in Changchun, China, and worked in a logistics call center assisting military service members and 9/11 first responders - Andrew C. Eyre serves in North Dakota’s Northeast Central Judicial District, covering Grand Forks and Nelson counties. - Earlier work included medical-services coordination and English teaching. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### remote hearing and evidence Scope: statewide North Dakota Administrative Rule 52 permits reliable electronic-means proceedings in district and municipal courts on the court's or a party's motion; a party seeking the proceeding must give notice and obtain court approval. Evidence excerpt: Parties seeking to hold an electronic means proceeding must provide notice to the other parties and obtain approval from the court. [North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 52: Reliable Electronic Means Proceedings](https://www.ndcourts.gov/news/north-dakota/north-dakota-supreme-court/general-news/remote-proceedings-by-electronic-means-a-useful-tool) Source checked: 2026-07-27 ### remote hearing and evidence Scope: statewide North Dakota's official Rule 52 guidance states that in civil actions a court may conduct a hearing, conference, other proceeding, or take testimony by reliable electronic means. Evidence excerpt: In a civil action, the court may conduct a hearing, conference, or other proceeding, or take testimony, by reliable electronic means. [North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 52: Reliable Electronic Means Proceedings](https://www.ndcourts.gov/news/north-dakota/north-dakota-supreme-court/general-news/remote-proceedings-by-electronic-means-a-useful-tool) Source checked: 2026-07-27 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.ndcourts.gov/court-locations/northeast-central) - [Official roster](https://www.ndcourts.gov/court-locations/northeast-central) - [North Dakota Court System official judicial roster](https://www.ndcourts.gov/court-locations/northeast-central) - [North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 52: Reliable Electronic Means Proceedings](https://www.ndcourts.gov/news/north-dakota/north-dakota-supreme-court/general-news/remote-proceedings-by-electronic-means-a-useful-tool) - [North Dakota Court System official judicial roster](https://www.ndcourts.gov/court-locations/northeast-central) - [North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 52: Reliable Electronic Means Proceedings](https://www.ndcourts.gov/news/north-dakota/north-dakota-supreme-court/general-news/remote-proceedings-by-electronic-means-a-useful-tool) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrew-eyre-nd-necjd-4", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/andrew-eyre-nd-necjd-4", "name": "Andrew Eyre | KnowJudges", "description": "Andrew Eyre, North Dakota Northeast Central Judicial District Court. 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