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# James T. Shockman

North Dakota Southeast Judicial District Court · District Judge

## Profile

- Court: North Dakota Southeast 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

- 2026 Election: Seeking election to District Court Judge, District Southeast, Seat 1, in the November 3, 2026 general election
- District Court Judge for the Southeast Judicial District of North Dakota, appointed in 2024 by Governor Doug Burgum, and is running for re‐election in the 2026 general election
- His earlier career encompassed Phoenix securities litigation, Bismarck work at Murnane Brandt, private practice in 2015–2023 and LaMoure County state’s attorney in 2019–2023
- Position: District Court Judge, Southeast Judicial District, Judgeship #1 (Jamestown, ND)
- His clerkships included the U.S. attorney’s and Minnesota attorney general’s offices

### Education

- William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, MN — J.D. (2011)
- Raised in Berlin, he obtained a St. John’s University business-management bachelor’s degree in 2008 and William Mitchell J.D. in 2011.

### Additional information

- James T. Shockman serves in North Dakota’s Southeast Judicial District, judgeship1 at Jamestown, following Governor Doug Burgum’s 2024 appointment.
- He entered the Arizona bar in 2011 and North Dakota bar in 2013.

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