Charles Crane/MDN North Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Jon Jensen, at left, swears in new North Central District Court Judge Steven Lautt, at right, while State Bar Association Governor Debra Hoffarth, center; son Andrew, wife Diane and daughter June Lautt; and District Court Judge Gary Lee look on, Friday, Aug. 22, in Minot.

The Ward County Courthouse and its staff took a pause from its regular proceedings on Friday, Aug. 22, as it welcomed in a new member of the bench of the North Central District Court during the investiture of District Judge Steven Lautt.

Lautt, a Minot native, practiced law as an attorney and shareholder with the Minot law firm of Pringle and Herigstad since 2012, litigating a wide variety of civil cases, and served as general counsel for several regional agricu

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