--- title: "Ashley Samuelson | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ashley-samuelson-nd-nejd-4" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Ashley Samuelson North Dakota Northeast Judicial District Court · District Judge ## Profile - Court: North Dakota Northeast 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 - Formally invested as a judge on February 10, 2026 at the Ramsey County Courthouse, with remarks from Governor Armstrong and Chief Justice Lisa Fair McEvers - North Dakota District Court Judge for the Northeast Judicial District, appointed in November 2025 to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Donovan Foughty - Governor Kelly Armstrong appointed Judge Samuelson on November 12, 2025 to the Northeast Judicial District Judgeship #4, chambered in Devils Lake, ND - She held a position as special assistant attorney general for the Devils Lake Regional Child Support Unit in 2011–2017, then became the district’s staff attorney - Clerkship: held the role of a law clerk to former North Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerald VandeWalle - She clerked for Chief Justice Gerald VandeWalle and practiced at Robert Vogel Law Office in malpractice, injury, workers’ compensation and estates ### Education - Distinction, University of North Dakota School of Law — J.D. (2007) - An Edmore native, she obtained a summa cum laude bachelor’s degree at the University of North Dakota and graduated from its law school in 2007, joining the state bar that year. - in Political Science and History — University of North Dakota — summa cum laude — B.A. ### Additional information - Governor Kelly Armstrong appointed her in November 2025 to replace retiring judge Donovan Foughty. - Judge Samuelson is a native of Edmore, ND, and is recognized for her legal expertise in both state and tribal court matters, as well as her service in public and private legal roles before her judicial appointment - Ashley Samuelson serves in North Dakota’s Northeast Judicial District at Devils Lake. - Her professional service includes the Lake Region Bar Association, Women’s Law Section, Northeast Inquiry Committee and state bar. - She holds court-management and mental-health-first-aid certifications and earlier volunteered as an EMT. ## 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) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ashley-samuelson-nd-nejd-4", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ashley-samuelson-nd-nejd-4", "name": "Ashley Samuelson | KnowJudges", "description": "Ashley Samuelson, North Dakota Northeast Judicial District Court. 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