03/02/2026
This last Thursday and Friday STLA and CLA hosted our biannual trip to Bismarck. On Thursday we toured the ND Crime Lab and the ND State Penitentiary, and ended the day with a mixer hosted by NDAJ.
Friday morning we had the opportunity to meet with the Burleigh County States Attorneys Office, the United States Attorneys Office, and United States District Court Judge Daniel Traynor. During these visits we were able to watch a review hearing in state court and a revocation hearing in federal court.
In the afternoon we attended a lunch at Crowley-Fleck, and ended the day at the Capital with the Attorney General, Drew Wrigley, the Governor, Kelly Armstrong, the first lady, Kjersti Armstrong, and General Counsel, Christopher Joseph. We even ran into ND congresswoman, Julie Fedorchak.
Huge thank you to all that hosted our group in Bismarck!