Daniel J. Crothers

Daniel Crothers
Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court
Assumed office
June 2005
Appointed byJohn Hoeven
Personal details
Born
Daniel John Crothers

(1957-01-03) January 3, 1957 (age 67)
Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
EducationUniversity of North Dakota (BA, JD)

Daniel John Crothers (born January 3, 1957) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court.

Early life

Crothers was born in Fargo, North Dakota, in 1957. Crothers was raised in West Fargo, American Samoa, and Albuquerque, New Mexico.[1] After graduating from Eldorado High School, he earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Dakota in 1979 and a Juris Doctor from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1982.[2]

Career

In 1982 and 1983, Crothers served as a law clerk for Ramon Lopez of the New Mexico Court of Appeals. He also operated a private legal practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Fargo, North Dakota. In 2005, then-Governor John Hoeven appointed Crothers to the North Dakota Supreme Court. He was elected to an unexpired four-year term in 2008 and re-elected to a ten-year term in 2012. In 2022, Crothers was re-elected, pledging that the term would be his last.[3]

Crothers was president of the State Bar Association of North Dakota from 2001 to 2002. He is also a member of North Dakota's Committee on Judiciary Standards and chairs the North Dakota Court Services Administration Committee. He is a member of the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility Policy Implementation Committee.[1] Crothers was formerly chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Client Protection.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c 2013-2015 North Dakota Blue Book. North Dakota Secretary of State. p. 201. ISBN 9780974289809.
  2. ^ "Daniel J. Crothers". www.ndcourts.gov. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  3. ^ Moe, Beth (2022-01-21). "Justice Daniel Crothers '82 seeks final term". North Dakota Law. Retrieved 2023-04-25.