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November 2, 2009
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HOEVEN NAMES CRESAP TO NORTHWEST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. John Hoeven today named Todd L. Cresap of Minot to the Northwest Judicial District Court, chambered in Minot. Cresap’s position is one of two new judicial benches created by the North Dakota Legislature at the request of the Supreme Court in Senate Bill 2121. The other is a position in the Southeast Judicial District, which will be chambered in Jamestown. Hoeven named Thomas E. Merrick to that bench earlier this month. The new positions will begin on January 1, 2010.
“Todd gets high rankings from his peers in key areas like professional competence, judicial temperament, legal experience and integrity,” Hoeven said. “These traits, along with his commitment to the community of Minot and his genuine concern for youth, uniquely qualify him for the responsibilities of this new judicial bench.”
Cresap earned his Bachelor’s Degree, Cum Laude, in economics, from Minot State University in 1983, and his Juris Doctor from the University of North Dakota Law School in 1986. Upon graduating, he joined the firm of Olson, Burns and Lee, PC in Minot as an associate, where he practiced until 1995. He then joined the firm of Kenner Sturdevant, and Cresap, PC as a partner and shareholder until 2005, when he established his own practice, Cresap law Office, LLC.
In the course of his career, Cresap has handled a wide variety of legal cases, but his principal fields of practice have been in domestic law and criminal defense work in the state’s Juvenile Court system, as well as representation of juveniles and adults in the Federal Criminal Court System. He has handled numerous bench and jury trials in the State and Federal Court system, as well as appeals to the North Dakota Supreme Court and the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals. He is currently the Defense Attorney for the Minot Juvenile Drug Court.
Cresap has been active in the state and local bar associations, as well as a number of civic and nonprofit organizations. These include his role as a legal advisor for the Minot Junior Golf Association, International Music Camp, Neighborhood Development Enterprises and the Brass Band of Minot. He is a member of the Minot Chamber of Commerce, Minot State University Beaver Boosters and the Minot Moose Lodge.
Cresap and his wife Linda, who is the Dean of Minot State University Graduate School, have three children and reside in Minot.
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