The Ronald N. Davies Inn of
Court
Welcomes
You!
Our Inn is composed of judges, lawyers, law students, and other
legal professionals from the cities of Fargo, North Dakota,
Moorhead, Minnesota, and the surrounding areas. We meet
regularly each month (September through April) to discuss important
issues related to the profession and practice of law, ethics,
civility, and to promoting the highest values and ethics of a
society based upon the rule of law.
As part of our commitment to professional development, we work
to encourage mentorship and professionalism between senior members
of the Bench and Bar and our junior members. We also strive
to foster a community of inclusion and diversity, that is
representative of our beautiful (and cross-jurisdictional)
communities.
On our website you will find information related to our Inn
(meeting times, dates, and location), information relating to the
national American Inns of Court, as well as a directory listing our
many distinguished members.
Finally, our Inn is named after an honored member of the
Bar--Ronald N. Davies. Appropriately for our multi-state
(Minnesota and North Dakota) Inn, Davies was born in Crookston,
Minnesota, and died in Fargo, North Dakota (at the age of
91). In that long life-time, he practiced law in Grand Forks
(home to his [and to many of our members'] alma mater, the
University of North Dakota), and served as a judge for the Grand
Forks Municipal Court. Following service to the United States
in the Army during World War II, Davies returned to the private
practice of law, before being nominated to the United States
District Court by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Judge
Davies assumed his commission on July 27, 1955. In his long
tenure on the Court, Judge Davies issued many decisions, including
one that will live forever in history books. While on
temporary assignment to the Eastern District of Arkansas, Judge
Davies issued the order mandating the desegregation of Little Rock
Central High School.
Our Inn continues to honor Judge Davies' commitment to the
highest standards of the profession and of the law. And we
are proud to recognize our many past and current judicial members
of the Inn--including Judge Ralph Erickson (United States Court of
Appeals for the Eighth Circuit), United States Magistrate Judge
Alice Senechal (North Dakota), Judge Steven Cahill (Seventh
Judicial District, Minnesota), Judge John Irby (Cass County
District Court, North Dakota), Judge Steven Marquart (Cass County
District Court, North Dakota), and Judge Tom Olson (Cass County
District Court, North Dakota).
We welcome legal professionals from all stages of their career,
and all practice areas. In that spirit of welcome, please do
not hesitate to reach out to any member of the Board of our Inn for
information about joining.
Sincerely yours,
Michael Brandon Lopez, President
Rachel Gehrig, Vice-President
Jennifer Braun, Treasurer
Ashley Champ, Secretary
Tom Olson, Judicial Counselor
Megan Hsiang, Membership and Program Coordinator
Ronald N. Davies Inn of Court