--- title: "Bonnie L. Storbakken | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bonnie-storbakken-nd-scjd-7" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Bonnie L. Storbakken North Dakota South Central Judicial District Court · District Judge ## Profile - Court: North Dakota South 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 - The elected District Court Judge for South Central Judicial District Judgeship #7, serving in Mandan, ND, since 2020 - Counsel & Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Governor Jack Dalrymple (2014–2016) - 2013–2014: Commissioner, ND Department of Labor & Human Rights - She also clerked for Grand Forks County State’s Attorney Peter Welte during law school ### Education - Her academic qualifications include a University of North Dakota B.S. in 1999 and J.D. in 2004, joining the state bar in 2004. ### Additional information - As of the 2026 ballot, she is unopposed in her re‐election for Judgeship #7 - Bonnie L. Storbakken serves in North Dakota’s South Central Judicial District, judgeship 7 at Mandan, following election in 2020. - Executive Secretary, ND Board of Medicine (2017–2020). - She was labor and human-rights commissioner in 2013–2014, counsel and senior policy adviser to Governor Jack Dalrymple in 2014–2016, and Board of Medicine executive secretary in 2017–2020. - Her legal career encompassed a law-student clerkship with Grand Forks County state’s attorney Peter Welte, work as State Bar Association staff attorney and program director in 2004–2005, and private practice in 2005–2013. - Staff Attorney & Program Director, State Bar Association of ND (2004–2005). - Born in 1972 in Grand Forks, ND, Storbakken obtained a B.S. in Education from the University of North Dakota in 1999 and a J.D. from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 2004. - She also served on Hope Manor’s board. ## 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/south-central) - [Official roster](https://www.ndcourts.gov/court-locations/south-central) - [North Dakota Court System official judicial roster](https://www.ndcourts.gov/court-locations/south-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/south-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/bonnie-storbakken-nd-scjd-7", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/bonnie-storbakken-nd-scjd-7", "name": "Bonnie L. 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