--- title: "Lisa K. Fair McEvers | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lisa-k-fair-mcevers-nd-supreme-court" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Lisa K. Fair McEvers North Dakota Supreme Court · Chief Justice ## Profile - Court: North Dakota Supreme Court - State: North Dakota - Role: Chief Justice - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-10-02 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - American jurist and lawyer who has held the role of Chief Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court since January 1, 2026, and has been an Associate Justice since 2014 - Chief Justice – Elected December 2025 by fellow justices and district judges; term began January 1, 2026 - Elected chief justice in December 2025, she began that role January 1, 2026 as the court’s first female chief justice - North Dakota Supreme Court Justice – Appointed January 1, 2014 by Governor Jack Dalrymple; re-elected in 2016 and 2018 - She held the role of an East Central district judge from 2010 to 2014 and joined the Supreme Court in 2014 - District Judge – Appointed 2010 to the East Central Judicial District; elected in 2012 - She clerked for the North Dakota Supreme Court in 1997–1998, practiced privately from 1998 to 2001, held the role of a Cass County assistant state’s attorney from 2001 to 2005, and was state labor commissioner from 2005 to 2010 - 1997–1998: Law Clerk – Served as a clerk to the North Dakota Supreme Court - The first female Chief Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court ### Education - Juris Doctor with distinction from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1997 ### Additional information - 1998–2001: Private Practice – Attorney. - Her academic qualifications include a University of North Dakota information-management BBA, cum laude, in 1993 and a UND law degree with distinction in 1997. - Born 1962. - Committee service includes judicial education, judicial standards, juvenile policy, corrections industries, tribal criminal justice and the Children’s Cabinet. - Lisa K. Fair McEvers was born in Grafton and raised in Minto. - Before law school she worked in Northeast Judicial District court administration. ## 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/supreme-court/justices) - [Official roster](https://www.ndcourts.gov/supreme-court/justices) - [North Dakota Court System official judicial roster](https://www.ndcourts.gov/supreme-court/justices) - [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 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/lisa-k-fair-mcevers-nd-supreme-court", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/lisa-k-fair-mcevers-nd-supreme-court", "name": "Lisa K. 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