Rhonda R. Ehlis at a glance
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- District Judge
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Rhonda R. Ehlis
District Judge · North Dakota Southwest Judicial District Court
Biography
Professional career
- Assistant State’s Attorney, Stark County (2006–2015)
- Judge of the North Dakota Southwest Judicial District, Department 4, serving in Dickinson, ND
- The first female judge of the Southwest Judicial District
Education
Additional information
- Elected in 2018 and has chambers in Dickinson.
- Governor Jack Dalrymple appointed her to Southwest Judicial District Judgeship 4 in July 2015.
- She held a position as a Legal Assistance of North Dakota outreach attorney in Devils Lake from 1993 to 1995, a regional child-support enforcement staff attorney in Bismarck from 1995 to 2001, and a private attorney in Dickinson from 2001 to 2006.
- Staff attorney, North Dakota Regional Child Support Enforcement Unit (Bismarck) (1995–2001).
- Her academic qualifications include a University of North Dakota political-science degree in 1990 and a UND law degree in 1993, entering the state bar in 1994.
- Born in 1968 in Scranton, ND, Ehlis graduated from Scranton High School in 1986, obtained a B.S. in Political Science from the University of North Dakota (UND) in 1990, and a J.D. from the UND School of Law in 1993.
- Rhonda R. Ehlis is a Scranton native who graduated from Scranton High School in 1986.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
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.
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 ↗
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.
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 ↗
Sources
Identity source checked October 2, 2026.
Biography sources checked October 2, 2026.
North Dakota Court System official judicial roster
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View North Dakota Court System official judicial roster ↗North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 52: Reliable Electronic Means Proceedings
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View North Dakota Supreme Court Administrative Rule 52: Reliable Electronic Means Proceedings ↗