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

Annual Reports

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).

2014	New staff join the U.S. District Court, NMI – Bernard Paraiso, Systems and Network Administrator, and Daniel P. Brown, Case Processing Clerk. Chief Deputy Clerk Bill Bezzant celebrates his 20th anniversary with the Court. eVoucher program is launched. VoIP System deployed.