United States District Court, District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands

Annual Reports

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

Appreciation to Designated Judge - David Wiseman, Associate Judge (retired), for his tremendous contribution in the U.S. District Court, NMI.
Our 9th Circuit New Lawyer Representative - Vincent J. Seman.
Attorney Admissions – 23 Attorneys admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court, NMI.
2016 Annual District Conference Post-Review
2016 Highlights: Status of New Federal Facility, Drug Court, District Court's Continuity of Operation Plan, etc.
Community Outreach Events: Judges in the Classroom, Law Day, Executive Leadership Development Program, Civics Contest, Red Ribbon, etc.
Nationalization Ceremonies – 115 individuals were naturalized in the U.S. District Court, NMI.
2016 Training Events: Earning Freedom, NITA Anatomy of a Civil/ Criminal Trial training, CM/ ECF Training, etc.
U.S. Probation & Pretrial Services Office Reports – Staffing and Training.
2016 Overall Statistics – Cases filed in the U.S. District Court, NMI; as well as Probation and Pretrial Statistics.

2015	Internet Outage and Typhoon Soudelor. Training Events: U.S. Sentencing Commission, Settlement Conference Training, Ninth Circuit Librarian Site-Visit, and Federal Bureau of Prisons and U.S. Marshal Service Team Site-Visit. Launch of Juror Electronic Evidence Presentation System (JEEPS).