Retiring justice: Keep courts impartial, independent, not ‘lap dogs’

By: Mary Steurer

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: February 26, 2026

Words: 595

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Daniel Crothers urged his colleagues to keep the judicial branch impartial as he closes out his 20-year career on the court this week.

“My only words for anyone following are to guard the court’s independence — guard that fiercely,” he said at a Thursday reception in his honor.

Crothers will retire from the bench Friday.

A Fargo native, Crothers graduated from the University of North Dakota School of Law in …

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