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# Stacy J. Louser

North Dakota North Central Judicial District Court · District Judge

## Profile

- Court: North Dakota North 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

- Judge No. 4 for the North Central Judicial District in North Dakota, appointed in 2014 and elected in 2016, serving from the Ward County Courthouse in Minot, ND
- It details subsequent Minot private practice and partnership at Louser & Zent in 2012, focused on family and business law.
- Position: District Court Judge, North Central Judicial District, Department 4
- Assigned as a judge for the North Dakota Supreme Court
- Prior to judicial service, was a partner at Louser & Zent, P.C. in Minot, specializing in family and business law

### Education



### Additional information

- The official court profile records election in 2016 and reelection in 2018.
- Stacy J. Louser received an appointment from Governor Jack Dalrymple to North Central Judicial District Judgeship 4 in 2014, with chambers in Minot.
- ’s overview describes an earlier occupational-therapy career at Trinity Health from 1996 to 2000, paralegal work, a University of North Dakota occupational-therapy degree in 1996, a Minot State graduate degree in occupational behavior in 2001, and a UND law degree in 2007.
- Reported professional service includes court administration and alternative-dispute-resolution committees.

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

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