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# Anthony Swain Benson

North Dakota Northeast Judicial District Court · Presiding District Judge

## Profile

- Court: North Dakota Northeast Judicial District Court
- State: North Dakota
- Role: Presiding 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

- Anthony Swain Benson is the Presiding Judge of the Northeast Judicial District #3 in Bottineau, North Dakota, serving since his 2015 appointment and re‐elected in 2018
- From 2000 to 2015 he practiced privately in Bottineau and held the role of an assistant county state’s attorney, also undertaking city-attorney, interim state’s-attorney and special-assistant assignments
- Position: District Court Judge, Northeast Judicial District #3 (Bottineau County)

### Education

- University of North Dakota School of Law — J.D. (2000)
- His academic qualifications include a mathematics associate degree from Dakota College in 1991, a Bachelor of University Studies from North Dakota State University in 1994 and a University of North Dakota J.D. in 2000.

### Additional information

- In December 2025, Judge Benson ruled in favor of the Northwest Landowners Association, declaring a North Dakota law requiring landowners to allow underground CO2 storage (if 60% agree) unconstitutional because it allowed a government‐authorized taking of property without “just” compensation.
- The overview reports subsequent elections in 2018 and 2020.
- 2015 by Governor Jack Dalyrymple (Appointed).
- Governor Jack Dalrymple appointed him in November 2015 to succeed Michael Sturdevant.
- 2000–2015: Private Practice: Attorney in Bottineau, ND.
- He entered the North Dakota bar in 2000.
- The overview identifies him as presiding judge.
- Anthony Swain Benson serves in North Dakota’s Northeast Judicial District, chambered in Bottineau.

## 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)
- [Official roster](https://www.ndcourts.gov/court-locations/northeast)
- [North Dakota Court System official judicial roster](https://www.ndcourts.gov/court-locations/northeast)
- [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)
- [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)

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