--- title: "Cynthia M. Feland | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/cynthia-feland-nd-sjcd-5" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Cynthia M. Feland North Dakota South Central Judicial District Court · Presiding District Judge ## Profile - Court: North Dakota South Central 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 - 1999–2010: Assistant State’s Attorney, Burleigh County, ND - Her prior work included private practice in Mandan, Grant County state’s attorney in 1992–1998, and Burleigh County assistant state’s attorney in 1999–2010 - 1992–1998: State’s Attorney, Grant County, ND - District Court Judge for Seat #5 in the North Dakota South Central Judicial District, serving in Bismarck, ND - Judge Feland has presided over cases in the South Central Judicial District, which includes Burleigh, Emmons, Grant, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Oliver, Sioux, and Sheridan counties ### Education - University of North Dakota School of Law — J.D. (1990) - Her academic qualifications include a University of North Dakota marketing-and-management bachelor’s degree in 1987 and J.D. in 1990. ### Additional information - She has been serving in her current judicial role since 2010, with a background in both state and federal legal practice, and has been the subject of a past ethical admonition - Cynthia M. Feland serves in North Dakota’s South Central Judicial District, judgeship 5 at Bismarck, following election in 2010 and reelection in 2016. - January 18, 1991 (Admitted to N.D. Bar). - She joined the North Dakota bar and federal District of North Dakota in 1991. - Experienced North Dakota trial judge with a long career in public prosecution and private practice. - Position: Presiding Judge, SCJD #5 (Bismarck) - The overview identifies her as presiding judge. ## 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/cynthia-feland-nd-sjcd-5", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/cynthia-feland-nd-sjcd-5", "name": "Cynthia M. 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