Annual Reports

 


2019

2019
  • Appreciation to Judges and Designated Judges that contributed to the US. District Court, NMI.
  • The court recognizes Vincent J. Seman, District’s Ninth circuit Lawyer Representative and Bruce Berline, Criminal Justice Act Representative and Resource Counsel.
  • 2019 Attorney Admissions.
  • D.O.R.E. Program congratulates two graduates, CNMI Judiciary Continuity of Operations Planning Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. District Court for the NMI, AT&T Remote Mobility Zone IP Satellite Service Training, Great Shake Out Earthquake Drill, Mental Health First Aid, Real Solutions & Teams, and IT Security Awareness.
  • U.S. District Court for the NMI receives National Award.
  • Employee Recognition Luncheon.
  • Naturalization Ceremonies – Over 200 individuals were naturalized in the U.S. District Court for the NMI.
  • Community Outreach Events – USPTO Intellectual Property, Power Act Presentation, First Ever NMI Girls Scouts Justice Patch Program, Bankruptcy Webinar, 21st Annual CNMI High School Mock Trial Competition, Red Ribbon Campaign.
  • U.S. Probation & Pretrial Services Office Reports – Staffing, Training, and Events/ Outreaches.
  • 2019 Overall Statistics – Cases filed in the U.S. District Court for the N.M.I.


2018

2018
  • Appreciation to Judges and Designated Judges that contributed to the U.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands.
  • Annual District Conference Post-Review – with Guest Speakers: Hon. Margaret McKeown, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge; David Addington, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer of the National Federation of Independent Business; and Nelson Xu, partner at Baumann, Kondas, & Xu.
  • The court recognizes Vincent J. Seman, District's Ninth circuit Lawyer Representative and Bruce Berline, Criminal Justice Act Representative and Resource Counsel.
  • CJA Recognition Awardee - Timothy H. Bellas.
  • Attorney Admissions.
  • D.O.R.E. Program congratulates two graduates, Super-typhoon Yutu Impact, the New U.S. Courthouse Progress, CNMI Judiciary Continuity of Operations Planning Memorandum of Agreement with the U.S. District Court for the NMI, and Randy Schmidt Memorial Employee Recognition Awardees: William "Bill" Bezzant, Chief Deputy Clerk and Amanda Hayes, Judicial Assistant to Chief Judge Manglona.
  • Naturalization Ceremonies – Over 195 individuals were naturalized in the U.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands.
  • Community Outreach Events – Judge Carter visits CNMI schools, Youth Take-over day with John Oh, Pacific Century Fellows, Legal Training, Red Ribbon Campaign, 2018 Civics Contest, and CNMI High School Mock Trial Competition.
  • U.S. Probation & Pretrial Services Office Reports – Staffing, Training, and Events/ Outreaches.
  • Overall Statistics – Cases filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands.


2017

2017
  • Appreciation to Judges and Designated Judges that contributed to the US District Court, NMI.
  • 2017 Annual District Conference Post-Review – with Guest Speaker: Hon. Paul J. Watford, Circui Judge and Professor Jonathan Turley.
  • The court recognizes CJA Representative – Bruce L. Berine, Timothy H. Bellas and Michael W. Dotts for years of service as CJA Panel Members.
  • 2017 Highlights: Drug Court's 1st Graduate, 2017 Pacific Judicial Council Biennial Conference, and Groundbreaking Ceremony for the NMI U.S. Courthouse.
  • Naturalization Ceremonies – 156 individuals were naturalized in the US District Court, NMI.
  • Community Outreach Events – Pacific Century Fellows, Judges in the Classroom, CNMI High School Mock Trial, Tottot Club Summer Camp, Civics Contest, and Red Ribbon.
  • U.S. Probation & Pretrial Services Office Reports – Staffing and Training
  • 2017 Overall Statistics – Cases filed in the US District Court, NMI