ORDER
Section 27-05-02.1, N.D.C.C., requires a decision by the Supreme Court within 90 days after notification by the Governor of a district court vacancy, and requires an order that:
a. the vacancy be filled; or,
b. the vacant office be transferred; or,
c. the vacant office be abolished.
On January 21, 1994, the Supreme Court received notification from Governor Edward T. Schafer that a vacancy in Bismarck will result from the resignation of the Honorable Gerald G. Glaser as judge of the district court on May 1, 1994. A hearing and consultation with judges and attorneys of the South Central Judicial District took place in the Supreme Court courtroom on February 16, 1994.
This order is based on the determination that the office is necessary for effective judicial administration under Section 27-05-02.1, N.D.C.C., notwithstanding the reduction of the number of judges required by Section 27-05-01, N.D.C.C.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, that this vacant office of district judge at Bismarck be filled.
/s/ Gerald W. Vande Walle GERALD W. VANDE WALLE, Chief Justice
/s/ Herbert L. Meschke HERBERT L. MESCHKE, Justice
/s/ Beryl J. Levine BERYL J. LEVINE, Justice
/s/ William A. Neumann WILLIAM A. NEUMANN Justice
/s/ Dale V. Sandstrom DALE V. SANDSTROM, Justice