Carol Ronning Kapsner (born November 25, 1947) is a former Justice of the

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. Carol Ronning Kapsner was born and raised in

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Early life and education

She graduated from

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in 1965."N.D. Supreme Court"
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'', Grand Forks, North Dakota, year 122, issue 126, November 2, 2000, page 5A. She earned a B.A. degree in English literature from College of St. Catherine in 1969, studied 17th-century English literature at

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, received a Master of Arts degree in English literature from

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, and a Juris Doctor degree from the

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in Boulder, Colorado in 1977.

Career

She was appointed to the Supreme Court in October 1998. She retired from active service on July 31, 2017. *1977 - started the law firm of Kapsner and Kapsner *1980 - served as president of the Burleigh County Bar Association. *1988-1996 - appointed by the Bar Association to serve on the Judicial Conference *1998 - appointed by Governor

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to fill vacancy created by Justice Herbert L. Meschke *2000 - elected to a full 10-year term

References

External links

Carol Ronning Kapsner biographyNorth Dakota Supreme Court website
1947 births Living people 20th-century American women judges 20th-century American judges 21st-century American women judges 21st-century American judges Indiana University Bloomington alumni Justices of the North Dakota Supreme Court Politicians from Bismarck, North Dakota St. Catherine University alumni University of Colorado Law School alumni {{NorthDakota-stub